Coal Mountain No 1 Surface — Accidents

Total: 77 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/26/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was filling up grease bucket on lube truck. EE slipped and fell on spilled grease. EE's hand landed on a track shovel cutting EE's hand. employee received stitches in EE's hand.
10/14/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Operator was operating articulator truck and hit a hole in the road hurting EE's back.
09/22/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee injured left shoulder on 7/30/2025. accident was reported and employee returned to work 8/4/2025. employee then reinjured EE's same shoulder pulling self up on drill.
08/16/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Operating coal loader and hit a dip in the road hurting EE's neck
07/30/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was climbing up ladder to get onto drill and felt a pop in EE's left shoulder.
05/03/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Employee was climbing up onto equipment and pulled muscle in their left shoulder. Employee had same injury and surgery on same shoulder 8/23.
04/30/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IW was installing the transmission in a 988G S/N:BNH01439. Zip tie was wrapped around the male threaded hose fitting that was placed as a marker. Zip tie had to be removed for proper seating of hose f...
04/16/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was tramming coal loader and hit a dip in the road. Employee felt pain in lower back for approx 5 mins. Employee woke up the next day with pain in lower back and hamstrings.
05/16/2024 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal Employee was operating an Excavator assisting Dozer operator in removing a big rock on the DC8A pit area. Excavator was between the rock and the top of highwall. Excavator went over the highwall eject...
08/22/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 244d lost Employee was climbing the ladder on an articulator truck and felt something pull in EE's left shoulder. Employee reported the incident to supervisor, who then filled out a report. Employee went to doc...
06/05/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 265d lost Employee was loading shot rock on trucks with a 994F Cat loader. Employee was loading spoil on the outside of the pit. EE hit a hard spot or big rock hidden in the spoil.
01/17/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was dismounting a D10 Dozer to use restroom when EE's foot slipped onto step. EE complained of pain in the shoulder from grabbing the handrail to prevent falling.
12/28/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost EE was helping change cutting edges on a D11 dozer. EE was flipping one of the cutting edges over with a pry bar when EE's foot slipped and EE lost balance. EE caught self with their left hand on the...
12/14/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost Employee was climbing off excavator and slipped on the track of the excavator hitting their right shoulder and right elbow. Employee worked from the date of incident till they had shoulder surgery on...
08/05/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Removing Bell Housing bolts to engine. Crane Sheave Block sprung back and struck left hand causing laceration.
07/05/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 60d lost, 12d restricted EE was installing ripper cylinders on D11R. Caught right hand between track pad and smashed right middle and ring fingers. Fracture to both fingers.
03/26/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost Employee alleges back began hurting while operating a 988 Cat Front end-loader. However we are disputing this claim due to the employee has been seeing a physician for back pain at least 2 years befor...
03/08/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After loading a hole in the offside of a bulk truck the operator swung the discharge hose in the wrong direction striking IE in the head. Hard Hat fell off and on the backswing of the discharge hose i...
10/09/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost The employee exited the dozer to look over the berm where EE was working. While attempting to walk up the berm, the employee reports EE lost footing and stumbled backward. EE reports that EE fell agai...
07/25/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Changing out AC Compressor. Right hand slipped and made contact with fan blade causing laceration to right index and middle fingers.
10/29/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Allegedly the hydraulics locked up on the machine causing it to raise off the ground and drop.
10/03/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was pulling on a hose and allegedly sat on or strained testicle
09/11/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 199d lost While edging up coal pit the loader bucket allegedly dropped off the coal and hit the pit floor
08/18/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 126d lost Operator was cleaning top of Powelton Coal when allegedly was stopped by a rock and was jarred.
08/16/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 168d lost Allegedly when backing under loader a rock was dumped on the tail shoot and jarred the driver.
08/01/2016 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Tech was loading sheet metal and hood assemble into truck. Gust of wind pushed hood and hit tech in chest.
07/29/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 229d lost Employee alleges that the boom of the loader stuck in the up position and when EE went forward the boom dropped causing the rear of loader to raise and upon the rear setting back down was jarred. Empl...
04/20/2016 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Removing hose from AC on 992G Wheel Loader. Pag Oil and Freon shot from the fitting spraying into employee's eye. Given Rx eye drops and written Out of work for 1 day.
01/08/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 182d lost Was jarred when the truck was being loaded.
12/12/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was ascending the steps on the Cat 789C Rock truck when he slipped on the bumper, losing his footing and fell on the ground.
12/11/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was descending the steps on the Cat 789C Rock truck when he slipped on the bumper, losing his footing and fell on the ground.
10/23/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was stepping out of truck onto the ground when the ground shifted and the employee twisted his right knee.
10/07/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting zip ties on hooks with pocket knife. When the tie was cut, the pocket knife struck his left wrist causing laceration. Used surgical glue to close the wound.
07/24/2013 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned fire occurred on the D10R Dozer (company number 381) while operating on the North Parking reclaim slope.
07/22/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost Employee was pulling two 6 inch waterlines apart when he felt pain in his lower back.
07/19/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 118d lost Employee was operating a drill when the mast of an adjacent drill struck the cab of the drill the employee was operating. Employee stated that pain started in lower back on 7/25/2013 and did not miss...
07/16/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee exited the cab of the shovel and was walking along the walkway when he stumbled and fell. He grabbed the handrail to catch himself and strained his right shoulder.
06/11/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Evidence at the scene suggests that the employee turned to dump and got his truck crooked an backed through the berm causing his truck to go over the embankment.
10/08/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Employee stated that while getting on the drill, when he put his foot on the first step he got dizzy and fell backwards. This caused him to twist his left knee.
09/15/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee was going up the ladder to gt into the rock truck, his foot slipped off of the first step and he fell to the ground.
07/03/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was getting onto the truck he was operating when the second rung on the ladder broke. this put all of the employees weight on his shoulders.
06/11/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee stated that while getting off the mantrip his hard hat brushed the top of the doorway causing his neck to twist. When he exited the bus he felt pain in his right upper thigh.
01/14/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that on January 14th, while getting out of his truck he slipped and fell causing him to twist his back. The employee did not miss any work due to this injury until 4-9-2012.
01/13/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was unloading a heater from the back of truck when he slipped and twisted his lower back.
10/17/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost While getting off the PC-4000 Shovel, Employee slipped and twisted his ankle and felt pain in his back.
03/17/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While raising the hood on a lube truck, employee felt pain in his lower back.
02/21/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 38d restricted He was wiring up shot, stepped in dust pile. There was a crack under the pile and his foot went in the crack and he fell and fractured leg.
01/19/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee stated that while getting off a rock truck, he slipped and fell. He caught himself with his left arm causing his shoulder to be stubbed.
12/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee stated that while working on boom spreader chain he got his fingers caught between the chain and the bed of the lizard truck.
08/31/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee stated that while getting on the dozer he slipped and fell. He used his right hand to catch himself. This accident was not reported until 9-1-2009.