Flying Eagle — Accidents

Total: 14 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/29/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated EE was installing roof bolts in the #2 entry when a piece of draw rock fell, striking EE on the right side of EE's head. This caused a laceration to EE's right cheek that required sutu...
01/16/2025 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee stated that EE had backed the miner out to set over in the cut when a section of the rib rolled out and struck EE on the right hip/back and leg. Employee was treated and released by a doctor...
12/20/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that EE and another employee were installing belt hangers in the belt entry on the section. When EE was pushing the bolt up into the top, the 2-foot drill wrench EE was using broke and...
11/06/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was notified of an occupational illness and was awarded 10% partial disability as a result. Employee was diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis.
04/18/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was an unplanned roof fall that occurred outby the face area at #8 Break between #4 intersection to #2 Left intersection on #2 Belt on Mill Branch Mains.
01/29/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that EE was carrying a stopping block from the scoop bucket to where they were building a stopping when EE's feet got caught up in the bands from the block. This caused EE to trip and...
01/02/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall occurred on the #1 Section, in the #8 entry while retreat mining was being performed. The fall occurred halfway between #11 and #12 line of breaks approximately 50' inby SS#: 2...
12/18/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee stated that while in the 2nd lift on the right block of the #4 entry on the Craney Mains Panel, the employee was attempting to help hang the MRS cable back up when a section of draw rock fell...
09/19/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost EE stated that EE was operating an end drive shuttle car when EE drove through a hole in the mine floor. This caused EE's head to be jarred into the canopy which caused pain in EE's neck. Employee con...
07/20/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that EE went to trouble shoot a D box cable and found a section of draw rock had fallen and struck the cable. When EE bent over to get the rock off the cable so repairs could be made,...
02/13/2023 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee stated that EE was loading the #1 shuttle car, in the 3rd lift of the #6 entry when a rib rolled out and struck the injured employee on the lower left leg/ankle. This mine was retreat mining...
03/26/2021 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated: was trying to remove a stuck cutter motor from the #255 miner and had a chain hooked to the motor from the service scoop. They put pressure on the chain and was hitting the top of the...
07/02/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall was discovered on 7/2/2019 during the weekly airway examination. The fall was located in the left return at brk 23 #2 entry. The fall occurred in the intersection. The route of travel was not d...
05/11/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred inby the feeder on 5/11/2019. Break 24 in #1 entry to brk 26 in the #1 entry. Then from brk 26 in 0 entry in brk 29 in 0 entry, all in left return. Area has been cribbed off in al...