DEEP MINE 44 — Accidents

Total: 75 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/29/2026 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee pulled bolting machine up in #1 heading and spotted a roof bolt, then sounded the roof and stated it sounded drummy and then tried to pull down a piece of rock but was unable to. EE then dril...
01/07/2026 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee states EE was bolting in #4, in 4R entry, first turn. EE had just completed installing EE's first bolt on EE's 3rd row and went to swing in to install EE's 2nd bolt. When EE swung in, a piece...
10/25/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee states EE was bending roof bolt to put up. When EE went to bend the bolt, EE felt like EE's left shoulder was grinding. Employee continued to work up until surgery on 2/2/2026.
08/19/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was assisting their bolting partner tram their roof bolt machine from #4 right to #4 left. While tramming the roof bolt machine, the operator did not see the employee at the rear of the machi...
08/15/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost Employee was setting bits, turned to go to back of continuous miner and stepped in a hole. EE twisted EE's left knee and fell to the ground.
08/06/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling the outside bolt on EE's 5th row. EE's right hand was resting on EE's right knee when a piece of rock fell from the roof striking EE's hand. This caused a laceration between EE's...
04/08/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 124d lost Employee states they were bending a bolt to install in the top when they felt a sharp pain in both shoulders but the right one was a lot worse.
04/01/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 124d lost Employee stated they were in the process of installing roof support. They bent a bolt to install into the hole, when attempting to straighten the bolt, the bolt twisted resulting in pain in their righ...
12/21/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated while putting bolt into strap, it got in a bind. The bolt bent, hit rotation and bolt struck left arm causing a laceration resulting in stitches.
11/01/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost Employee had just installed a cable bolt and was straightening up the tray when a piece of draw rock fell out between the coal rib and outside bolt striking EE on EE's lower back and right leg. This r...
10/28/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost Employee stated was on the third row in #6 heading in the process of installing the first bolt. EE bent the bolt to install it. As EE was straightening the bolt, it kneeled and EE felt a pain in their...
09/10/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall that measured 15' wide, 20' long, and 15' high occurred. The fall was isolated to the #5 entry on south mains at break #27. Additional support measures in the form of cribs were...
08/29/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 92d lost Employee stated EE went to the mantrip and was getting miner bits off the front of the mantrip. EE stated EE reached and got two buckets of miner bits and twisted to go back to the stinger. EE tripped...
06/05/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall that measured 16' wide, 25' long, and 12' high occurred isolated to the #6 entry on the active 002 MMU. Additional support measures in the form of cribs, 7 cable bolts were inst...
02/20/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee stated was in the process of putting a draw bar from the MRS to the retriever when the large knuckle that connects from the retriever to the draw bar fell down pinching EE's left thumb betwee...
02/19/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall that measured 8' long, 10' wide and 6 to 14' high. The fall was isolated to the #8 entry at the active pillar line. The release of supported roof was due to an overlying undetec...
06/15/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling a hole and broke a piece of steel. When EE stood up to get steel out of head, EE slipped on a rock falling into steel with EE's right arm. This resulted in 6 sutures.
06/12/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated was in the process of starting the fourth row in #5 heading. When EE swung the drill station out to put up the outside bolt, EE's left middle finger came in contact with the rib. This...
06/08/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost Employee was installing roof bolt in the hole after drilling. Bolt was bent. While using both hands straightening bolt out to put in drill chuck, the bolt turned which resulted in a pop felt in left s...
04/11/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional non-injury roof fall that measured 12' long, 19' wide and 6 to 14' high was isolated to the #4 entry at the active pillar line. Additional support measures in the form of jacks and be...
01/09/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 5d restricted Employee stated they were in the process of pinning belt together. While positioned on knees they pulled the belt back to line the splice up and felt a pain in lower right back. They continued to work...
09/28/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the #8 entry at spad #5190 on Cowan Panel 2 at break 7. The roof fall was approx. 20' wide x 15' high. Roof fall was discovered by the mine examiner.
09/28/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the #4 entry on Cowan Panel 2 at break 8. The roof fall was approx. 20' wide x 65' long x 15' high. Roof fall occurred on the day shift discovered by section for...
08/31/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the #4 heading on Cowan 3 Bridge at break #9. The roof fall was approx. 70' x 19' x 14. Roof fall occurred on the owl shift.
05/05/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Employee was pulling belt with channel locks to line splices up in order to pin a piece of move belt in. After pinning belt, EE sat down to watch belt get pulled in and felt a pain in their back.
04/28/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occurred on the 004 MMU on Cowan Bridge in the #2 left xcut. Fall was approx. 25' long 16' wide and 7' high. The fall will not be cleaned up.
04/28/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None cutting off a splice when the blade broke in the belt causing the knife to slip out and cut leg
04/06/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the secondary escape way in the #2 entry on Cowan Panel 2. Fall was approx. 20' in by SS#5060 at break 9. Roof fall was approx. 10' long, 10' wide and 6 to 7' hi...
03/31/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was bolting in the #4 heading on the operator side of FB73 on the 3rd row on the outside bolt, had drill hole and push bolt top had drill steel in left hand and drop drill head and it caught...
03/25/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall occurred in an out by area of the 002 MMU on Ramsey Mains at xcut 21.
02/16/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found at survey station #5037, #7 heading, break #6 on Cowan Panel 2. A slip fell across the entry measuring 20' long, 40' wide and 15' in height.
01/17/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee went to pin curtain back up when an undetected rock fell striking them. The rock pushed head down chin against chest and pushed them back.
01/15/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost Employee going under waterline and felt EE's right knee pop.
10/05/2021 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis for EE on 10/5/2021.
09/13/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost Employee stated that EE was installing bolt. EE was going to straighten the bolt to put back in drill pot when the bolt rolled sideways and EE felt pain in EE's left shoulder. EE continued to work up...
08/23/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall has occurred in the primary escapeway out by the 002/003 MMU on the #23 belt at survey station #3794, #4 entry xcut and #5 entry. Slip fell across the entry. Additional supports...
07/01/2021 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 7/1/2021.
01/26/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pushing conveyor chain slack out of the way when left hand slipped. A bur on the conveyor chain cut through employee's leather glove resulting in a laceration to the left wrist requiring...
01/11/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 131d lost While trying to put on a belt clamp, the tensioned belt broke loose catching employee's left thumb resulting in amputation.
01/06/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost As employee reached for the handle on the canopy of EE's shuttle car to exit the car, EE felt a pain in EE's right shoulder. Employee stated EE pulled self up by the handle.
10/26/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was found at this operation at 5:45PM in the CO#4 entry of the active retreating 001 MMU. A high angle slip fell in the cut and pulled 2 permanent supports. Rock slid out o...
10/14/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee stated as EE was drilling EE's hole, EE was throwing out EE's bolt and caught EE's finger between the bolt plate and the push plate on the side of the drill head. This resulted in a fracture...
10/05/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was working on the miner, stepped off of the rub rail stepping on a rock or uneven bottom causing them to twist their right ankle resulting in a sprain.
10/04/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered on the Spring Fork Panel #8. The fall was found on the pre-shift exam at approx. 8:58 PM on 10/4/20. The fall was approx. 16' high, 65' wide and 25' long. The...
08/22/2020 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling cable on the #3 MRS when EE felt a shock in EE's left hand. Section b was completed as serious injury potential due to electrical shock and MSHA was notified via hotline and an in...
08/19/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on Spring Fork Panel 7 at intersection spad #3266, the #7 entry. Roof fall was 10' high, 35' long and 25' wide. There were no injuries.
08/04/2020 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 24d lost Employee was swinging out to install first bolt in the third row of 4 right. EE stated: had hand on the handle of the canopy and as EE swung out EE pinched the left index finger between the handle and...
07/29/2020 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 180d lost Employee was installing the second bolt in the last row when a piece of undetected draw rock fell on left wrist and forearm resulting in a bruise. Employee was diagnosed with hand pain.
04/27/2020 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 4/27/2020.
04/13/2020 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis on 4/13/2020 for employee.