CASSELMAN MINE — Accidents

Total: 108 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/08/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost running splice machine hurt EE's right shoulder no work missed until surgery on 10/07/2025
04/16/2025 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pulling a P pin from a belt drive with a scoop bucket pin turned striking EE's hand causing EE to lose tip of left pointer finger
01/12/2025 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Fire started in one of three buildings burning down the mantrip building, water shed, and the old shower house. There was no one at work during the time when the fire started.
10/08/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost Pulling canvas down in 2-1 and stepped in clay hole that caused the employee to fall and twist knee
09/11/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee not wearing gloves using battery powered grinder w/ cut off wheel. The cut off wheel ""Bucked"" off of the steel EE was cutting causing the wheel to contact the RT. hand between the thumb and...
08/21/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting dust bag open for bolter to but bits in and cut hand while doing so. Was seen at ER and received 7 stitches.
08/14/2024 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 62d lost Hands going Numb after repetitive shoveling and using hand tools. Was diagnosed with carpal tunnel and had surgery on 10-23-2024.
07/12/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted Employee was operating golf cart traveling from 4 to 5 crosscut into #5 entry. Left front tire contacted a block lying along the rib causing the wheel to rotate suddenly and ball on wheel contacted em...
06/03/2024 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted pulling drill steel out of roof and pinched finger between drill steel and bolter head causing a cut that required 6 stiches
02/20/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 69d lost, 68d restricted Traveling to section seen a bucket of miner bits in travel way stopped to pick them up from cart and felt left shoulder pop while lifting bucket of bits resulting in a rotator cuff tear. Continued wor...
02/08/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading T-3 channels onto a scoop. The stack of T3's started to tip over so they tried to catch them. Their hand went into the bolt hole and was cut by the straps as they shifted causing...
10/25/2023 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 15d lost, 16d restricted Employee has been dealing with intermittent right knee pain since March 2022. Recently, EE's knee pain increased due to lower seam height requiring more crawling. EE was taken to doctor and diagnosed...
10/16/2023 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 10d restricted Doing on shift stood up and turned from Kneeling. Employee was taken to the doctor and diagnosed with a torn meniscus and surgery was performed on 1-24-24. Employee continued to work their normal duti...
08/29/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner stuck finger between the wheel and the hub and got it pinched.
08/18/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Preshifting section stepped in a hole in crosscut 4-5 and twisted right knee. EE was taken to the doctor and diagnosed with a torn meniscus and surgery was performed on 1-29-24. EE continued to work t...
07/31/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 227d lost Employee was watching cables as MBC was tramming outby dragging a bridge that was to be re-attached to the haulage system. Employee unknowingly placed self in a red zone and became pinched between the...
10/07/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the return of MMU 001 on 3 north 8 panel. It fell from 1 thru 5 entry 30 feet outby S/S 10720 in #3 entry. The roof fall measured approx. 18' wide by 250 long at...
09/22/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 54d lost, 24d restricted EE was heating up tar for scoop batteries using a tea pot and hot plate. EE opened the tea pot to check how much tar was in it. When EE lifted the lid it blew out of the container covering the palm of...
08/27/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the MMU 001 section in #3-4 #4 #4-5 and #5 entry inby 40ft from S/S 10262 in #4 entry. The roof fall measured approx., 18'ft wide by 250'ft long and at 6ft high....
08/23/2022 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking back lo-lo to shovel. They reached down and put a hand on the lo-lo to help walk and a shard of metal cut left pinky though their glove
08/10/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the MMU 001 section in the #3 entry at S/S 10603. The roof fall measured approx. 18' wide, 15' long, and an undetermined height. There was a large cutter that c...
08/08/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was roof bolting and felt a pain in EE's back. EE was given a cortisone injection in EE's back to help alleviate the inflammation.
07/29/2022 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee knelt down on the section and felt a ""pop"" and burning pain on the inside of EE's right knee. Employee continued to work normal duties until surgery was performed to repair a torn meniscus...
07/20/2022 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted Was shoveling belt line on knees. Went to stand up and felt a pop and burn in right knee
07/07/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using a utility knife EE was cutting a piece of belt to make a piece of guarding for a belt tail. The utility knife slipped out of the belt cutting EE at the second knuckle through EE's glove. EE had...
06/01/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REINSTALLING LEFT CUTTER BOOM PIN. STRIKING SHIM PLATE TO INSTALL PORTA POWER TO PUSH PIN. EE STRUCK PIN AND CONTACTED FINGER ON STEEL PLATE LACERATING RIGHT INDEX FINGER. ON 6/18/2022 TH...
12/29/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 2d restricted Employee was advancing 6"" waterline to the section. While lifting a 6"" metal sweep adjacent to the section belt drive, the employee felt a sharp pain in lower back.
12/10/2021 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING THE LOW BELT. EE PUT EE'S HAND ON THE LOW STRUCTURE TO STAND UP. EE'S HAND STRUCK A BUR ON THE STRUCTURE LACERATING THE PALM AREA OF EE'S LEFT HAND THROUGH EE'S GLOVE. EE WAS TR...
08/26/2021 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None A miner has incurred a reportable hearing loss as defined under 30 CFR Part 62.
08/19/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS ADDING OIL TO THE BOLTER. EE HAD OPENED THE OIL CAN AND PLACED THE HOSE IN . WHEN THE CAN BEGAN TO RUN EMPTY EE REACHED OVER TO TILT THE CAN AND EE'S LEFT THUMB CONTACTED THE SHARP EDGE O...
08/06/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost EMPLOYEE STATES THAT ON 8/5/2021 THEY BEGAN HAVING ACHING IN THE LOWER BACK FROM WORKING IN THE LOW COAL SEAM . EE DESCRIBED THIS AS ""NORMAL"" FOR THEM. OVER THE NEXT FEW SHIFTS THE PAIN BECAME WORSE...
06/18/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 4 NORTH 4 PANEL IN THE RETURN OUTBY THE SECTION. THE FALL OCCURRED AT #30 BLOCK APPX 1 X-CUT INBY SS'S 9430 AND 9432. THE FALL CLOSED INTERSECTION OF THE #2 ENTRY AND FELL...
05/14/2021 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING A SMALL TRAILER UP TO A CART. THE TRAILER HITCH SLIPPED OFF OF THE BALL . EMPLOYEE TRIED TO GRAB THE TONGUE AND A FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE TONGUE AND BOTTOM .
05/05/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 64d lost, 30d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING LOW BELT. EE FELT DISCOMFORT IN BACK. EE STRETCHCHED BACK OUT AND AFTERWARD HAD NO STRENGTH IN LEFT ARM/SHOULDER. EE CONTINUED TO WORK FULL DUTY UNTIL 8/18/2021 WHEN EE WAS PLAC...
03/10/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN 4 NORTH 3 PANEL AT 37 BLOCK IN ENTRIES 1 THROUGH 5. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 250' LONG BY 6 FEET HIGH WITH AN UNKNOWN DEPTH. THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THE FALL IS UNKNOWN. THE AREA...
03/08/2021 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PULL OUT A PARTIALLY INSTALLED BENT ROOF BOLT. EMPLOYEE LOWERED THE BOLTER HEAD AND THE BOLT SPRUNG TO THE SIDE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT WRIST.
02/20/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING THE BOLTER. AS EE WAS CARRYING BOLTS EE STEPPED IN A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM. THE NEXT DAY EE WOKE UP WITH PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN RIGHT LEG FROM HIP TO FOOT. EE CONTINUED TO PERFORM NORM...
09/08/2020 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 13d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING DOWN WHILE INSPECTING THE FACES. WHEN THEY BEGAN TO STAND AND TURN AT THE SAME TIME EMPLOYEE FELT A POP IN THE LEFT KNEE AND PAIN. AFTER SEEING AM ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST EMPLOYEE...
06/16/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 50d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND BENDING A BOLT FOR INSTALLATION. EMPLOYEE NEVER FELT ANY TYPE OF INDICATION BUT WHEN EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE STEELS FOR THE NEXT HOLE A BURNING PAIN WAS SHOOTING UP EMPLOYEE...
02/21/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT. WHILE CUTTING, KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION ON THE LEFT THUMB/WRIST AREA. INJURY REQUIRED 7 STITCHES.
12/07/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a come along to lift belt when the come along handle broke causing the employee to fall forward striking their left cheek off of the broken handle. Employee received a laceration fr...
11/13/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 186d lost, 64d restricted Employee was on operator side of the bolter at the inch trams when a section of rock and coal fell from the rib striking EE in the right foot causing multiple fractures to EE's foot and toes. Rock was...
11/04/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting belt when EE slipped and cut arm. Laceration needed 3 stitches.
08/28/2019 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 50d restricted Employee was kneeling down, when employee stood up to walk employee felt a pop in left knee. Employee has a torn meniscus.
08/21/2019 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with a MSHA reportable hearing loss.
08/09/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping install a head jack cylinder when prying it into place the bar slipped causing them to slip and smash a finger under the pry bar against the pan of the miner. Employee received 9...
06/18/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was dragging a section of bridge cable out of the way when employee felt a sharp pain in stomach/groin area. Employee has a hernia.
04/25/2019 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee went to shovel the section tail piece when ee knelt down the belt began to spill causing it to catch the lid over top the tail roller and bearings causing it to flip over striking the employe...
03/08/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee grabbed ahold of handle on drill station canopy and went to stand up when shoulder dislocated. Employee received medical treatment to have shoulder set back in place.
03/07/2019 ELECTRICAL PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 28d lost, 26d restricted Employee was working in a 995 panel when the power got turned on causing the employee to receive an electrical shock and burns resulting in the amputation of left middle finger.