Gibson South — Accidents

Total: 257 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/30/2026 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was making the turn out of the belt line when EE's shuttle car struck the inby rib causing a chunk of the rib to roll off onto EE's car and cab. The rib contacted the employee on EE's left ar...
01/21/2026 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was using a belt knife to cut a piece of suction line and inadvertently cut EE's left index finger. (3) sutures were required to close the wound.
11/01/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was walking an old beltline counting waterline joints when EE lost EE's footing and caught self by grabbing a belt chain causing a sharp pain in EE's shoulder. EE was first seen by a doctor o...
08/29/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a piece of scrape belt to make DTI pads when the blade slipped contacting the employees left forearm resulting in a laceration. (1) lace suture was required to close the wound.
08/26/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost Employee was loading a shuttle car in the first turn of 7 right. They went to take a step back and lost footing and fell backwards striking their head, neck and upper back against the shuttle car resu...
08/12/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While handing an angle grinder to EE's supervisor, EE inadvertently contacted the rotating grinding wheel with EE's left hand resulting in a laceration. (8) sutures were required to close the wound.
08/11/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was picking up a hollow block while building an intake stopping and felt a sharp pain in EE's lower back. EE was placed off work beginning on 08/14/2025 for a lower back strain.
08/06/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was moving miner cable over in order to hang when EE felt a sharp pain in EE's lower abdomen. EE was later seen by a doctor and diagnosed with a hernia. EE underwent surgery on 8/11/2025 and...
08/01/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost Employee inadvertently contacted the corner of the rib with the mast of the mini-trac causing a large chunk of coal to fall, striking the employee in the right hand. The employee sustained fractures a...
07/28/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was attempting to remove a rock that had become lodged in the tailpiece when they felt a sharp pain in lower back. Employee was seen by a doctor and placed off work for a lower back strain. T...
07/14/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contractor bent over to pick up EE's drill steel and when EE did EE's right forearm contacted a pin plate that was sitting on EE's tray resulting in a laceration. (14) sutures were required to close t...
06/25/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee stepped awkwardly into a hole while hanging the feeder cable and felt a sharp pain in the back of their right knee. Employee was taken to OA and placed off work for a possible torn meniscus....
06/23/2025 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost EE rolled EE's right ankle on a piece of loose coal while walking to the face to help the miner move. EE was taken to OA the next day where EE's x-rays revealed a hairline fracture. EE is expected to...
06/18/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost The injured miner was struck in the right ankle by a shuttle car trailing cable as it was being wound onto the cable reel resulting in a fractured ankle.
05/29/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using an axe to separate a coupler from a waterline when a piece of the coupler broke off and struck employee in the safety glasses resulting in a bruise to their left eye. Employee was s...
04/28/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost While dragging a piece of line curtain, employee twisted right knee and felt something pop. Employee was seen at OA and was diagnosed with a torn meniscus. They continued working for several weeks wit...
03/04/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bolting a header hole, was retrieving EE's drill steels from the mine roof when EE's starter steel fell out of the hole, striking EE in the left middle finger causing a laceration. (5) sutures w...
02/04/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While adding cable to a roof bolter a piece of wood from the wooden spool the cable was one got embedded in EE's left ring finger and needed 5 stitches to get out.
01/20/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost While reclaiming waterline, EE felt a sharp pain in lower back when EE was attempting to remove one of the couplers from the waterline. EE was seen at OA the following day and placed off work for a lo...
12/11/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost While on overtime, EE was throwing the miner cable over out of the haulage way when EE felt something pop in EE's right knee. EE continued working until EE was placed off by a doctor on 12/12/2024 for...
12/10/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing EE's middle roof bolt when a rock fell from the mine roof and struck EE in the lower left leg resulting in a small laceration. (2) sutures were required to close the wound.
12/10/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was cutting a bolt off a pump using a grinding wheel when the wheel slipped and contacted the employee's left ring finger resulting in a small laceration. (5) sutures were required to clo...
11/22/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was replacing a blown hose on a roof bolter when a rock fell from the mine roof and struck EE in the right shoulder resulting in a dislocation. EE began missing work on 11/25/2024.
10/15/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost While carrying a stack of pin boards to the bolter, EE felt a sharp pain in EE's back. EE continued working and was later seen by a doctor on 10/17/2024 where EE was placed off work for a back strain.
09/24/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing a roof bolt in the corner of #5 entry on unit #3, a rock came out and struck the contractor on the wrist causing a small laceration. (4) sutures were required to close the wound.
07/23/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost EE was walking in the intersection of #4 entry on #3 unit when a rock fell from the mine roof and struck EE in the right leg and knee. EE was placed off work by a doctor beginning 7/24/24 for a sprain...
07/22/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE slipped, lost footing and hit chin on the handrail of the scissor lift resulting in a small laceration. (3) sutures were required to close the wound.
07/12/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During the weekly hoist exam, a broken strand was discovered on the Man/Material cage hoist rope. The hoist was immediately removed from service and the condition was reported via phone call to the ho...
07/09/2024 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost While walking back to the scoop, the employee stuck EE's head on a drill steel that was stuck in the mine roof. EE continued working but began having headaches and was taken off work on 7/11/2024 by a...
06/28/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pulling up miner cable with the mini trac, a rock fell from the mine roof and struck the employee in the right hand causing a fracture to EE's right index finger. EE was seen by a doctor at OA a...
06/07/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE was getting out of EE's mantrip when EE felt something pop in right knee. EE was seen at OA on 6/10/24 and placed off work for a possible torn meniscus/pending an MRI.
05/23/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost While reclaiming 4"" airline off the NE road, a small rock fell from the mine roof and struck the employee on the back of the right hand causing a small laceration. (3) sutures were required to close...
05/06/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost While waiting on the miner, the roof bolter operator went to reposition the bolter in the cross cut so that the opposite operator would have room to load the tray. Unaware of the other operator's posi...
04/29/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost While changing out belt on the 1st SE, EE was reaching into the diesel scoop bucket to re-attach the belt and asked the operator of the scoop to lower the bucket. Unaware that the foot was under the b...
04/16/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was walking alongside the bolter in 6R and tripped over some gob in the face. EE caught right arm on a stack of roof bolt plates that was sitting on the bolter resulting in a laceration on the fore...
04/13/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to release the winch from the mechanics ride and inadvertently hit the switch the wrong direction. Their right index finger was caught between the winch rope and the hook resul...
04/10/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost While cutting an underpass on overtime, the cm operator struck the back of their hand against the shuttle car. X-rays were negative but the employee was placed off work for a contusion. Employee retur...
04/08/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost EE was changing a tire on an outby scoop using the hoist winch on the back of EE's service ride when the winch rope broke. The scoop tire sat down on EE's right ankle causing a fracture. EE started mi...
03/11/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost EE stepped over some gob and twisted right knee resulting in a torn meniscus. EE started missing work on 03/12/2024.
01/22/2024 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost EE was stepping down out of the back of a mantrip and awkwardly stepped onto a piece of a hollow block resulting in a fractured tibia. EE began missing work on 01/23/2024.
01/11/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting a metal plate out of the dust cart. The cutting wheel kicked off the plate and came in contact with EE's right knee causing a small laceration. (4) sutures were required to close the wo...
11/27/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE got out of EE's shuttle car to throw the miner cable over on in entry 4 on #2 unit. As EE bent over EE felt a sharp pain in EE's lower back. EE finished EE's shift and was seen the next morning at...
11/20/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contractor was drilling the inside hole when a small rock slung off EE's drill steel striking EE in the right side of the face causing a laceration on EE's cheek. (8) sutures were required to close th...
11/13/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost While building an overcast, the employee was pushing one of the panels onto the forks of the mini trac when EE felt a pop in EE's right arm. EE was placed off work by a doctor on 11/14/2023 for a susp...
10/24/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While mounting a new hose reel in the prep plant, the employee's left hand got caught between the hose reel and the unistrut frame resulting in a small laceration. (3) sutures were required to close t...
10/12/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost EE was standing at the front of the bolter as EE's partner was backing the bolter up. The bolter slid/shifted towards the side EE was standing when the mine floor busted apart causing the ATRS pad to...
09/25/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost While cleaning around the 1A head drive, employee slipped/fell and caught self on the guarding with EE's left arm, injuring EE's left shoulder. EE was seen by a doctor on 10/05/2023 and was diagnosed...
09/14/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was re-entering a miner on #3 unit when a small rock fell from the mine roof causing a laceration. The employee received (6) sutures to close the wound. They started missing work on 09/15/202...
09/11/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was relocating the shuttle car anchor. While lifting the anchor off the anchor plate EE felt a sharp pain in the left shoulder. EE finished the shift and worked the next regularly schedule sh...
09/03/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing discharge pipe in the haul road when the pipe came apart and struck EE under left eye on the cheek causing a small laceration. (2) sutures were required to close the wound.