GENTRY MINE #3 — Accidents
Total: 62 accidents | Fatalities: 1
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/22/2025 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 4d restricted | Employee was cutting a cable with a razor knife and cut 3 of their fingers. |
| 03/10/2025 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 67d lost | EE was shoveling belts on the surface. EE's shovel hit a chunk of ice. At that time EE heard a snap and EE's shoulder gave out. |
| 03/04/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 27d restricted | EE was walking in mud about 15"" deep and lost EE's balance. EE's left foot was stuck in the mud and twisted EE's knee while trying to catch self from falling. EE continued to work and on 3-12-25 it w... |
| 01/28/2025 | FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | The continuous miner was parked next to a rib and EE was checking something on the machine while the belts were down. The rib made a little noise and came down. EE didn't have time to move and the rib... |
| 01/20/2025 | DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee was shoveling belts on the surface in the cold weather. 2 fingers on their right hand started hurting. it was possibly a slight condition of frost bite. |
| 09/16/2024 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was walking low to avoid the pipes in the belt line. EE hit a fire valve and it pushed EE's hat into EE's nose. EE went to the doctor on EE's own with out informing GMM. after getting the loss run... |
| 06/05/2024 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | EE was driving in the 4L intake, drove off of a lip and the inner liner of the cab broke loose and landed on EE's head jamming neck and back |
| 05/24/2024 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 22d restricted | While roof bolting the operator was installing the second steel to continue drilling the hole and they pinched a finger between the steels. |
| 02/26/2024 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 12d lost, 1d restricted | Loading stock on the bolter. Slipped on a piece of brattice. Slipped backwards and felt a pinch in lower back. |
| 01/29/2024 | FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 138d lost | EE was behind the line curtain, putting chunks of coal on the brattice. A rib rolled off and struck EE on the left side, fracturing some ribs and spraining EE's right ankle. |
| 11/14/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | While trying to position a plate for a door, the plate slid off the ledge and came down on left foot and bruised EE's foot. |
| 10/20/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | stepped off of an overcast panel and onto a Kennedy stopping panel and twisted EE's left ankle |
| 06/13/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 14d restricted | EE was walking past 4 west drive on the off walk side, EE stepped in a hole and twisted EE's ankle |
| 04/04/2023 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 27d restricted | Roof bolting, putting pusher and starter steels together, didn't get connected. put pressure on drill steels, let pressure off and steels came apart and one of the drill steels sprung back and hit EE'... |
| 03/16/2023 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 4d restricted | around 12:00 pm right shoulder started to hurt for no apparent reason. |
| 12/02/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was lifting a top cluster off of the rails and the bottom slid off one of the rails and came down and smashed EE's pinky toe on EE's right foot. |
| 10/31/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The roof bolter drill steel was stuck in the roof. EE was pulling on the steel with EE's hands and when the steel came apart the momentum of the steel caused it to come back and hit self in the mouth.... |
| 10/14/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 19d lost, 5d restricted | On 10/14/2022 EE was pulling cable off of the reel of the roof bolter and felt a sharp pain and a burning in their groin at the end of the shift. EE had a lump in their groin. EE continued to work unt... |
| 09/12/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | Employee was dragging HV cable backwards and tripped over HV nip, HV cable fell on their knee. Employee was originally released with no restrictions. they went to the doctor again and was put on restr... |
| 08/31/2022 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | tightening bolts on the continuous miner with an allen wrench. The wrench slipped striking and cutting finger. |
| 07/08/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 7d lost | slipped in a mudhole, tried to twist and jump out, EE's foot was stuck and EE twisted to jump out and EE's knee popped. EE worked at EE's normal duty's and went to doctor again on 7/18. Doctor ordered... |
| 06/11/2022 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | The end of the shift in the 1L retreat section the mining crew just finished a right hand cut in #6 entry between 4 and 5 crosscuts. When attempting to advance the MRS's the MRS on the left was stuck.... |
| 05/27/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was taking down a Kennedy stopping, when the panel slid down it cut through EE's glove and cut EE's pinky finger and had to get 5 stitches. |
| 01/17/2022 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 29d lost | Employee was pre-shifting 1N belt and caught hard hat on the mesh and twisted left knee. Employee heard and felt it pop. |
| 12/02/2021 | OTHER | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 52d lost | EE got out of the scoop and couldn't put any weight on knee, EE doesn't know what EE did to hurt the knee. It didn't pop or twist, just hurt. EE said EE did have problems with the knee in the past. EE... |
| 11/16/2021 | FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 55d lost | Putting water line together, rib fell and struck EE in head and right leg |
| 10/10/2021 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 24d lost | EE was working on a pump in the intake roadway, bent over to pick up a slick line. EE felt a pain in lower back. |
| 08/01/2021 | INUNDATION | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 73d lost | EE was driving down the mine road when a wall of water and debris overtook EE's truck. EE was able to exit the vehicle and was taken downstream about 1/4 mile where EE was found. |
| 08/01/2021 | INUNDATION | FATALITY | Fatal | Mantrip was passing the loadout and they observed a wall of water and debris coming towards them. They began backing up and hit the berm. EE was the first to exit the mantrip. They were on high ground... |
| 08/01/2021 | INUNDATION | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | A severe rainstorm resulted in a flash flood out of the canyon to the northeast of the portal, which resulted in water in the intake entry. The return entry was not affected by the water. There was no... |
| 08/01/2021 | INUNDATION | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 116d lost | Crew was driving up the mine road when they were met by a wall of water and debris which overtook the mantrip, rolling it 4 times before coming to rest in a creek bed at which time EE kicked out the t... |
| 08/01/2021 | INUNDATION | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 43d lost, 18d restricted | The mantrip was in a flash flood, water and debris. The mantrip rolled several times. As a result EE injured left shoulder pulling a muscle behind the shoulder blade. EE continued working until EE wen... |
| 05/18/2021 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | EE was setting a roof bolt and the chuck adapter snapped sending wrench into EE's right wrist. |
| 04/05/2021 | OTHER | INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES | 68d lost | Had chest pains the night before at home(4/4/21). An hour after shift started on 4/5 started having chest pains again. Taken to hospital by ambulance. Sent home on 4/6/2021. Worked full shifts on 4/7,... |
| 04/01/2021 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 80d lost | Moving MRS back and the plow flipped over a chunk of coal onto EE's right foot. |
| 03/29/2021 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 28d lost | lifting a bolter drill box out of the jeep with the 4"" x 1/2"" bolts threaded into the sides of the drill box as handles, and while moving toward the shelf it slipped out of EE's left hand and sprain... |
| 03/26/2021 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 20d lost | Taking down old phone line, stepped on a chunk of coal in a water hole and left ankle folded over |
| 02/01/2021 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 35d lost | loading slickline on the getman. Felt a tearing in abdomen with pain shooting into groin area. |
| 09/16/2020 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 39d lost, 34d restricted | Employee was on an A-frame ladder changing a fuel filter on a loader. As employee dismounted the ladder the employee missed the last rung on the ladder and rolled foot. Fractured a bone in right foot. |
| 04/30/2020 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 175d lost | Making a splice on shuttle car cable, employee was pulling the outer jacket off the cable, felt a pop in right shoulder. Went to the doctor on 5/19/2020. The doctor ordered an MRI. Off work waiting fo... |
| 02/05/2020 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 132d lost | Employee was puling miner cable back, when EE slipped and fell back straining the right shoulder. Accident was on 2-5-2020, EE continued working with no restriction until 2-24-2020. |
| 03/15/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 5d lost | Stacking continuous miner cable. When EE bent over and picked up cable EE twisted EE's back. |
| 02/15/2019 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Pulling belt on tail piece. Tripped and fell, hitting chin on tail. |
| 10/19/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Removing a mettle stopping. When the panel collapsed the edge of the panel cut employee's right pinky finger. |
| 06/08/2018 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 22d lost | Was removing a rock from the top of the belt, using a pry bar. The pry bar slipped and ee fell, landing on right arm. |
| 04/16/2018 | FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Miner operator was cutting coal in the 1st North section, in the No. 1 entry. A small piece of coal blew off the rib and struck EE on the right ear, causing a small laceration that required 2 stiches... |
| 10/09/2017 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 115d lost | Unloading miner cable off head of miner, swung cable to the rib and felt pain in right shoulder. Continued working at regular duties until 11/13/2017 when ee was examined by a physician. |
| 03/10/2017 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 15d lost | Climbing out of Getmen tractor, missed the step and twisted left arm. |
| 10/26/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Removing cover from control panel on continuous miner. Cover slipped on smashed finger. |
| 08/09/2016 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | DRILLING A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT. THE DRILL STEEL CAME OUT OF THE CHUCK AND HIT RIGHT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION. |