Carbon Hill Mine — Accidents

Total: 24 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/17/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE was hanging curtain when EE felt a strain in EE's back while reaching up.
09/16/2025 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 14d restricted Was spot bolting on #2 belt went to start drilling a hole and a piece of draw rock measuring about 1 foot x 1 foot 3"" thick struck them on the hand breaking their middle finger
10/10/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On 10/10/24 a roof fall was discovered by an EE during EE's pre-shift. The roof fall happened between 4:30 pm 10/9/24 and 5:30 am 10/10/24. Roof fall is located at break 37 on the Primary Escapeway in...
05/02/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted EE was on a rail mantrip when EE came around a curve and slight slope when another mantrip was parked at the bottom of the down grade, which is about 100 feet long. EE struck the other mantrip and com...
11/07/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted While straightening a 6' 3/4"" glue bolt, the operator felt a sharp pain in their right shoulder.
10/03/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE was using a piece of flat bar steel to adjust a belt roller. EE missed the intended striking area and smashed a finger between the belt structure and flat bar metal. Mashed fingernail and cut end o...
02/01/2023 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occurred at No. 1 XC underground. The fall was five feet in height. Water was present in the fall area of the roof which may have contributed to the fall.
06/09/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee had moved car anchor to a new location. When the car op. turned the cable reel on to take excess slack up the employee had their feet taken out from under them resulting in a fall. Employee c...
08/09/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred sometime the weekend of 08/08/2021. When investigated moisture was discovered in the roof at area of the fall. Also the area was entering into a hollow with lower roof cover from...
12/15/2020 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted The employee was installing a roof bolt in the face of the No. 2 heading when EE inadvertently applied rotation to the drill causing EE's left had to twist around the roof bolt being installed.
06/04/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to repair a broken track on the operator side of the miner. EE slipped and fell on the track, resulting in a laceration to the right wrist which required 5 stitches. EE returned to wo...
05/24/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Subject was in close vicinity where a repair man was using a hammer and chisel on the off side roof bolter drill head. A piece of the chisel broke away when struck by the hammer and hit EE underneath...
08/27/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Section down, 9 men left early (1:00-1:15PM). 9 men traveling on 13 man rail ride. Heard noise, stopped and determined that both leaf springs had twisted and caused ride to lower. They proceeded slowl...
12/28/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was drilling on dual boom bolter and smashed finger (thumb) with a drill steel causing injury.
11/02/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee cut arm between tailpiece and scoop. Employee pushed tailpiece up edge of scoop bucket and caught arm on scoop deck.
10/07/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee hit finger with a hammer.
08/31/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 23d restricted Foreman/fireboss was driving a battery powered 2 man ride. He stated that he was backing up and an electrical cable - hanging from the roof - came in contact with the back of his hard hat; causing a n...
08/24/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 35d restricted Employee was on the locomotive traveling from outside to the end of the track underground. He jumped from the locomotive while it was still moving; and he fell to the ground. He tried to brace his fal...
10/21/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Mine Foreman was conducting a weekly exam. He found a roof fall in the section return (entry no 1 )between spad 7+00 and 7+50. The large horse-back was at the anchorage of the 5 foot bolt. MSHA was ca...
09/25/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock Fall was found in the return and reported to MSHA within 15 mins.
06/25/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock Fall was found at approx. 6:25am and reported to MSHA within 15 mins.
06/15/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock Fall was found at approx. 10:42am and reported to MSHA within 15 mins.
03/25/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 43d restricted IE and two men were removing the off side planetary from the joy miner. They were using a set of come-a-longs and two ply bars. While laying on his side, EEs' ply bar slipped, causing his legs to move...
11/17/2010 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None The night time Security Guard had pre-existing medical conditions. He died of an apparent heart attack exiting his motor home parked beside the mine office.