Buchanan Mine #1 — Accidents

Total: 688 accidents | Fatalities: 8

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/06/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Injured was in the process of spinning the drill steel out of the hole, when a piece of rock came loose from the top and struck EE on the left pinky finger causing a laceration/contusion.
12/12/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was drilling a hole to install a roof bolt on the 3 South Head Gate Panel, when a piece of rock measuring approximately 6"" W X 5-1/2"" L X 1/4"" fell from the top and struck the injured's...
11/29/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Brake Solenoid would not release and had to replace 2 analog input cards on the PLC controller and reprogram.
11/26/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was pre-shifting when they noticed an air pump wasn't pumping. While traveling the 6"" line toward the pump to determine the problem they lost their balance. As employee was falling to t...
11/18/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Exposure to coal mine dust
11/14/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist House lost power due to a storm passing. Knocked power at Sub Station. The power has been restored.
11/13/2024 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 126d lost The injured was cleaning in the sump under the skips. When finished cleaning EE traveled up 3 sets of ladders to the skip load level, when arriving at the skip load level landing, EE stepped off with...
10/18/2024 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Job-related hearing loss. Pending Workers Compensation Settlement
10/16/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were mucking in the shaft when the Mucker operator noticed a second bucket coming down and hit the hose tender.
10/03/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 180d lost Employee was getting a Pin out of a Rock Duster when it shot out, hit the Rock Duster, bounced and hit employee's foot. It landed above employee's steel toed boots.
09/26/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Exposure to Coal Mine Dust
09/26/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Exposure to Coal Mine Dust
09/23/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 23d restricted Using crane to lift deslime screen parts into plant. Discharge lip had been set inside of building and unhooked from crane. Employee pulled lip off of concrete curb and it fell on their left-hand fing...
09/19/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Exposure to Coal Mine Dust.
09/16/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist down more than thirty minutes due to # 2 drive motor fault.
09/08/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoisting system was down more than thirty minute due to Motor failure. Motor was replaced. All personnel were on surface.
09/07/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of changing out brake caliper, when the hoist operators foot slipped off pressure switch, causing brake caliper to close pinching finger.
08/20/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was installing eye bolt. They had finished drilling the hole. They put the glue & eye bolt in the hole & started to raise the paddle wrench to the eye bolt. They dropped the eye bolt into...
08/20/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 58d lost, 20d restricted Injured got off the manbus to throw the track switch, they signaled the manbus operator to come forward thru the switch and the bottom frame of the manbus ran over their left foot, causing a fracture...
08/14/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Exposure to Coal Mine Dust
08/14/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Main Hoist coded for overheating
08/01/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Exposure to coal Mine Dust.
07/08/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered by the weekly Examiner on Grassy Mains between SS #15044 and 15190 and between seal # 15 and #16. The dimensions of the fall is estimated to be approximately 6' H x 80' L x...
06/25/2024 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Job-related hearing loss. Pending Workers Compensation Settlement.
06/20/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Faulty Interlock door switch on the bottom inner elevator car. The faulty switch was located on the coal level
06/11/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Exposure to coal mine dust
06/11/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted The employee was putting a sinking Hammer onto drill steel when the drill slipped, causing employee's right Finger to get caught between the drill and drill steel. The injury was treated as a first ai...
06/03/2024 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Job-related hearing loss. Pending Workers Compensation Settlement.
05/31/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK FATALITY Fatal Employee was struck-by a rock in the 2 Right crosscut of the 16 East Section, while traveling under unsupported roof.
05/30/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost The injured stated that they lifted a 5 gallon can of diesel fuel to fill their Tram and as they sat the can on the Tram they felt a pain in their groin area. The employee was diagnosed with an Inguin...
05/21/2024 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted While operating Jumbo drill, EE had just finished drilling out quad, EE intended to assist others with their quad, when a hose came loose striking EE in the head.
05/15/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The problem started with the brake solenoid would not release on the Hoist and while working on that the Main PLC Controller went down and had to be replaced and reprogramed.
05/09/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Exposure to coal mine dust
05/09/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Exposure to coal mine dust
05/08/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing the belly pan off of 630 Mucker. Once bolts were unloosened, the pan fell smashing hand and finger.
05/04/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 62d lost, 22d restricted The injured was helping to put the production belt back together and as they tried to pick up the end of the belt to keep it from hanging up in the belt structure, they felt a pain in their upper left...
05/03/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 193d lost The injured was pulling miner cable cathead, by hand, by the power center when EE stepped in the mud causing EE to twist EE's foot/ankle causing a fracture the 5th metatarsal bone. EE injured this fo...
04/29/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was removing a female end of a quick connect coupling off a scoop PTO. When the injured pulled the coupling off, the coupling struck the injured in the upper left lip causing a laceratio...
04/25/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying a block and tripped and fell to the ground accidentally hitting wrist against another block causing injury.
04/08/2024 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 12d restricted The injured was struck by a small piece of metal that broke off a bit lug as the miner operator was installing bit inserts into the lug. The small piece of metal struck EE's stomach area, causing a s...
03/30/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 15d restricted The injured was installing a bit insert into a bit lug and as they were driving the insert into the lug with a hammer a small piece of metal from the bit clip dislodged and embedded in in the left leg...
03/25/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Exposure to coal mine dust
03/19/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 219d lost The injured was attempting to pin the bottom holes of a battery lift cradle. As EE leaned over the cradle to check the hole alignment, one of the crib blocks that was placed under the load toppled ove...
03/17/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Had to change out the analog input card and reprogram the PLC on 8 Vent Hoist. This hoist is a Siemag 30 ton Friction hoist with GE Genius 90-70 PLC Controls. The hoist was back in operation at 2:10...
03/16/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 229d lost Injured employee was traveling inby on 4 North in the passenger compartment of bus 56, sitting on the belt side facing forward. A piece of 2"" pipe struck the injured on the right forearm and right sh...
03/07/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Exposure to Coal Mine Dust.
03/07/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Exposure to Coal Mine Dust.
03/06/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Exposure to Coal Mine Dust.
02/26/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Exposure to Coal Mine Dust
02/25/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 175d lost, 143d restricted The injured was pre-shifting 4 North, 7 Left switch and stepped on a flat rock causing EE to lose EE's balance and fall to the ground, resulting in pain to EE's left shoulder. The injured started mis...