East Mac & Nellie — Accidents

Total: 50 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/21/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a bolt from the bottom of a loader bucket wear plate. As they were reaching under the bucket to get the bolt, the sharp edge of the bolt cut the palm of left hand. Eight (8) sutu...
01/10/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 142d lost Employee was walking from EE's private vehicle to EE's rock truck. As EE was walking across the parking at the truck ditch, EE slipped and fell on the snow and ice. EE was diagnosed with a fractured...
08/06/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost Employed jumped from a rock truck that caught fire and fractured right heel.
11/17/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The miner was changing a tire on a Cat 789 rock truck when EE's finger was caught between the locking ring and bead ring. The tip of EE's right ring finger was smashed causing the tissue and skin to b...
07/23/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost Employee was trying to break up some lodged anfo in the bed of a bulk anfo truck while employee was using a shovel employee had a sharp pain travel through shoulder and neck area. Employee started mis...
08/19/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was starting equipment prior to other employees running the equipment. EE had started a D11 dozer and when EE stepped off the platform onto the track, EE's foot slipped off the wet track caus...
07/11/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost Employee was coming down hill and knocked the truck out of gear and could not get it back in gear. Employee jumped out of the truck breaking left ankle and causing a laceration to the back of the head...
07/09/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Installing a hydraulic hose on main frame of 16 grader when lower back popped and EE felt a stabbing pain
06/27/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was backing under the shovel and hit the bucket of the shovel with the bed of the truck causing pain to neck.
06/25/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was running a front end loader and pushed the declutch and felt pain in left knee. Re injury of old injury.
05/21/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Employee was standing on steps of 16 M grader cleaning windows and the door came back on EE knocking EE off the steps and hitting EE's head on corner of grader blade. Required 12 staples.
05/10/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 241d lost Employee was exiting a 4400 rock truck and slipped coming down the steps and fell breaking a bone in left hand.
02/15/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing an engine ee began to fill a tightness and numbness in upper left arm and shoulder.
12/14/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing lug nuts from a 789 rock truck wheel using an impact wrench. Wrench kicked back and struck employee in the mouth causing damage to several of their teeth.
11/08/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost While oiling equipment a piece of rock from a blast hit the employee in lower back. Employee started missing work 12/11/2018.
10/26/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 241d lost Employee was driving rock truck and a rock was dumped and slid across bed of rock truck and employee stated felt pain in lower back.
10/04/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing an Equalizer E-Bar pin on a D11R, Unit #3121, at location. EE was installing the left side using a hammer when a piece of the pin broke off striking them in the left leg below...
06/27/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Knocking a pin out of ebar and ebar fell pinning finger against the belly pan of the machine lacerating finger
06/21/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee stated was backing up with the grader and did not see the rock truck due to the standard inside the cab of the grader. The front of the rock truck caught the ripper arm of the grader spinning...
02/09/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Driver lost control, jumped from moving, loaded vehicle. Broke both feet.
02/09/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE haulage truck was transporting coal to typo tipple on haul road at east long mine when ee truck was struck in the side from behind by another ee truck driven. The other ee jumped from the truck mak...
08/29/2017 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted Employee was tightening lug nut on the front wheel of a rock truck. EE was holding the wheel cleat with one hand and tightening nut with an impact wrench using the other hand. The wheel cleat slipped...
04/24/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Changing a tire on an articulate truck while breaking tire down from rim with a hydraulic ram the ram kicked out under pressure and struck employee in the face.
02/17/2017 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After working on an engine, crawled out from under truck raised up and hit water cannon mounted on back of water tank with head, causing a laceration
09/21/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee stated they were climbing upon the rock truck and felt pain. No one was notified until 10/4/2016.
02/10/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost EE came down off of a 6ft ladder and walked towards tool box on the service truck. EE slipped on hard packed snow falling and hit right knee on a rock. EE was inspecting the Fire Suppression System on...
08/13/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee was starting pump and lost his balance and fell causing pain in left hip and leg.
03/02/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 320d lost Putting hose from bulk tank back up into the door of the lube truck, pushing it up with his left arm up to the right. Felt shoulder pop. Victim stated he had both rotator cups repaired in the past bec...
01/16/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was putting oil onto truck. Ground had been frozen and was thawing. He slipped and fell onto his left knee and right hand. Said he heard knee pop and right thumb was swollen. Taken to Hazard...
02/25/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Turned ankle while stepping down. Refused to go to ER. The incident occurred under previous ownership Arch Coal. Pine Branch took over the properties on March 4th. On April 16th a citation was issued...
11/06/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost Employee reported pain in his back and neck
01/07/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 22d restricted Installing tire chains on a 992G loader tire. Using a sledge hammer and pry bars. Employee thought he had pulled a muscle in his chess/shoulder.
12/09/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost EE was getting off his dozer at the end of his shift when he slipped on a rock that had became wedged in the step that was located on the push arm of the dozer.
09/07/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee had just finshed routine maintenance on a drill and as he was walking away from drill he slipped on a berm of dirt. When he reacted and tried to catch himself he devloped a pain in the left s...
06/20/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost EE was operating a 240 Ton Terex truck getting loaded when a rock slid off the bucket of the shovel causing a sudden jar which resulted in a pain in Employee's neck.
08/15/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing rock truck tires the bead breaker fitting (when under pressure) threads stripped out and fitting struck ee in mouth & chin. Resulting to 5 stitches in the chin and a chipped tooth.
06/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 128d lost EE stated that as he was dismounting his equipment at quit time, his shoulder felt as if it popped out of socket. EE was taken to Emergency room and results were negative. EE went to his personal DR....
05/27/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was mounting his drill when he developed a pain in his lower abdomen.
04/13/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee stated the dozer he was operting got on a rock and slid sideways when the tracks got off the rock it came to a sudden stop causing a jar to his shoulder. He continued to work until 4/16/09 wh...
01/05/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost EE was operating a 1500 Komatsu Haul truck being loaded by an O&K 340 shovel and stated he received a jar from a rock that was being loaded. EE continued to work until 01/16/09 when he went to Dr. and...
12/18/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was getting out of drill and shut cab door on finger. Missed no work.
10/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Checking radiator leak on truck, burned wrist/forearm.
10/13/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using a pry bar to line up bolt holes and the pry bar slipped.
09/30/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY None While pulling self up on truck bed with left arm his foot slipped causing left collar bone to break.
09/19/2008 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal Employee was pushing material (shot rock) from a break down shot, when his dozer went over edge of highwall. At this time accident is under investigation by MSHA and OMSL.
09/13/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 137d lost Employee was dismounting drill. When he put his body weight on ladder the ladder broke causing employee to fall and land on back.
09/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was cleaning floor of 777 Cat truck and developed pain in his back. EE went to Dr. on 9-12-07 and had an MRI performed on 9-21-07. MRI results were read on 9-27-07. Employee is off work.
06/19/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employe was changing oil in 988 F loader when he hit his left hand between thumb & forefinger causing laceration which required 6 stitches. EE ret'd to work & finished shift.
02/06/2007 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was burning empty parts boxes after repair when an empty ether can in one of the boxes blew up burning employee's face. (Local MSHA office at Hazard KY was notified immediately.)
01/02/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was dismounting a d-10 after completing maintance work and stepped on a rock and sprained his ankle. He finished shift and went to dr. following day and was refered to a bone specilist who di...