Harrison County Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,079 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/17/2026 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a grinder to cut a bolt when the grinder disk came apart and struck EE in the left hand resulting in a laceration. The injury resulted in 5 sutures.
02/17/2026 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Injured employee was walking and tripped on a crib block causing EE to stumble and roll EE's right ankle. Has been diagnosed with a torn ligament. No rules or regulations were violated and employee ha...
02/14/2026 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was operating a diesel locomotive on the 8W CM Section track. They parked the motor and stepped out of the deck onto a steel tunnel liner for hoses to pass under the track rails. They slipped...
01/22/2026 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing beside the continuous miner waiting to connect and hang the next ventilation tube. While they were waiting the top fell out between the roof straps and struck them knocking off t...
01/20/2026 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Injured was assisting pulling longwall hoses at the Longwall belt drive using a sheave wheel connected to a roof hanger. A nylon rope was run through the sheave and connected to the hoses. As the rope...
12/30/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was assisting installing J-screws into rib. When the bit on the drill became lodged and stuck, employee attempted to free it by pulling on the drill. Employee's hand slipped onto the bit, whi...
12/22/2025 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Injured employee was dragging a ventilation tube to the right side of the CM for installation. As EE approached the coal pile behind the CM EE set the tube down and stepped across the pile. EE stepped...
11/14/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Injured employee was lifting a scoop battery lid to prop it up for venting while charging. As they were lifting the lid with left hand, it slipped and fell smashing the tip of right thumb. Employee su...
10/30/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Injured employee and a co-worker were loading 10-foot joints of 6-inch pipe (waterline) onto the 7W Longwall Belt. One person on each end of the pipe. As they were tossing a joint onto the belt, the i...
10/30/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Injured employee was using a rail hook to lift a track rail and felt a ""pop"" in their back. They then stood up and stumbled and fell on right hand smashing their index finger. Employee sought treatm...
10/28/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Injured employee was roof bolting on the left side of the continuous miner. Employee was in the process of installing a rib bolt when a piece of coal/rock fell from the brow behind them and struck the...
10/20/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was stepping out of the diesel locomotive they had parked. They stepped off the locomotive as they reached for a handle for support but the handle wasn't on this locomotive. Lost balance and...
10/15/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Injured employee was lowering a scoop battery lid and as they removed the lid support arm with right hand, the lid slipped out of left hand and pinched the tip of right thumb against the frame. Diagno...
10/09/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Injured employee was hanging a check curtain on the 7 North Mains CM Section. EE used an 18"" high work platform so EE could reach the mine roof. While standing on the platform, EE pulled up on the cu...
10/04/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was installing a ram pin at 148 shield on the 7W Longwall face. EE was using a hammer to drive the pin in. EE switched hands to hit the pin squarely. As EE was striking the pin with the hamme...
10/03/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Injured employee was assisting a co-worker hang a ventilation tube from the mine roof at the face beside the continuous miner. As they were hanging the tube in place, a rock fell from above the tube a...
10/01/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Two employees were building a dry-stack block wall. As the wall was near completion and they were attempting to wedge it tight, it began to move toward them. As they attempted to get away from it, it...
09/17/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was engaged in the mucking phase of shaft construction. A bucket of muck was sent out of the shaft when a rock fell striking them in the hardhat. This resulted in the employee having a smal...
09/12/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Injured employee was driving a scoop to the section charging station when EE ran over a crib block causing EE to bounce up off of the seat. When employee landed back in the seat EE felt pain in EE's b...
09/12/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Injured employee picked up a shuttle car cable to move it out of the roadway. Felt a burning ache in EE's upper forearm. Employee worked EE's next 2 shifts but later sought medical treatment. Began mi...
09/10/2025 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Injured employee was operating a shuttle car when a small piece of coal fell from the rib and into the operator's cab and struck their left little finger. Employee suffered a small abrasion/contusion...
09/06/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was walking past the Longwall Stageloader toward the face when a piece of coal fell from the roof and hit EE on the back causing EE to fall against the side of the Stageloader near th...
09/05/2025 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Injured employee was walking along the shuttle car haul road on the 8W CM Section. EE heard a shuttle car approaching and hurried to get in a cross-cut. Stepped on a lump of coal and rolled EE's left...
08/27/2025 POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was placing scoop batteries on charge. After plugging in the batteries, EE raised the lids to vent and was overcome by an unknown gas. Employee suffered watery eyes, runny nose, headache, and...
08/23/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was operating longwall shields when EE stumbled on a relay bar. EE put out EE's right hand to catch self but EE's hand landed on a bolt plate (Jennmar Mini Monster Mat), causing a lac...
08/13/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Injured employee was roof bolting from the continuous miner at the face on 8W CM Section. After installing a bolt, employee walked back to the bolt tray to get another bolt and a piece of coal fell fr...
08/02/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a hammer drill and struck themselves in the mouth causing them to chip their right front tooth.
07/01/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was removing a flight from the longwall stage loader chain. As EE was removing the top section from the bottom bar, it moved unexpectedly and fell on EE's left index finger. Injured r...
07/01/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was vulcanizing belt when EE attempted to pick up a winch and strained EE's lower back. The employee began missing work on 7/7/2025.
06/16/2025 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee hung a ventilation skin on the back of the section fan, and as they turned to walk away, a 10'L x 4'H piece of the inby coal rib fell striking them on right side knocking them to the mine flo...
06/09/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was mixing B-Bond cement by hand to seal a block stopping. EE was wearing rubber gloves and using hands to mix the material but got material on their shirt and over the gloves. Material cause...
05/13/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Injured employee was removing ""K-Wall"" panels and as EE was pushing forward on a panel, EE felt a ""pop"" in EE's right knee. Finished EE's shift but sought treatment the following day and began mis...
05/09/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was pulling on a cable during a Longwall Power Car move and as EE pulled on the cable, EE hyperextended EE's thumb causing a fracture at the base of the thumb. Employee returned to wo...
05/05/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Injured employee was walking through the #5-6 cross-cut at 116 block to get a ventilation tube. Stated EE stepped over a trailing cable and lost EE's balance and fell. Put EE's right hand out to catch...
04/17/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was using a small ""hook chisel"" to remove a staple from a hose fitting at #74 Shield on the 7W Longwall face. As EE was prying the staple out, it broke free and the chisel came up a...
04/16/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Injured employee was dismounting the continuous miner after climbing up onto it to examine the conveyor chain for a possible rock jam. A EE was getting down, EE fell and struck EEs leg against the edg...
04/16/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Injured employee and co-worker were using a small crane mounted on a mantrip to lift and load a shuttle car reel on the end of the mantrip. As the reel was suspended it became stuck on the edge of the...
04/02/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Injured employee was riding on the outby end of a 7-man diesel mantrip. As the mantrip approached a track switch to get in, the mantrip operator failed to pay attention to the mantrip in front of them...
03/31/2025 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee was operating a diesel locomotive on the outby end of a trip when they ran over a d-rail device causing them to d-rail and collide into the coal rib. Their right hand was caught between the l...
03/21/2025 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Injured employee was kneeling down installing a plug (cat head) on the Tailgate #2 CM Section feeder cable. When they stood up they felt a ""pop"" in right knee. Has been diagnosed with a torn meniscu...
03/15/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was carrying a jack down the Slope Belt when EE stepped on loose coal, slipped and fell down. Hit EE's right arm on the floor and the jack EE was carrying struck EE's left side rib area. Empl...
03/11/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Injured employee was carrying a cinder block and stepped on a loose piece of coal/rock on the mine floor and rolled an ankle. Finished the shift but later noticed it was swollen. Sought treatment the...
03/03/2025 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost Employee turned a valve on at the #267 shield on the 7W Longwall face to pressurize a 3/4"" hydraulic line supplying pressure to a Z-drill outby the face in the tailgate entry. When EE turned the valv...
02/18/2025 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee was getting into the operator's compartment of a diesel locomotive and struck left knee against the SCSR storage box. No rules or regulations were violated, Employee has training and experien...
02/12/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured employee was building a block stopping in 7W Longwall section. As EE was placing a cinder block on top of another EE smashed the right middle finger between the blocks causing a small lacerati...
01/24/2025 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 148d lost Injured employee stepped out of the parked diesel locomotive employee was operating and stepped on loose coal causing employee to slip and twist left knee. Initially diagnosed with a strain/sprain and...
01/21/2025 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost Injured employee was supervising/assisting the loading of a scoop onto a scoop dolly. As the battery end of the scoop was being lowered onto the dolly, it pushed the dolly out from under the scoop and...
12/13/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was operating the 6W Longwall Headgate and was pulling excess CO cable when EE tripped on belt structure that had been removed and stacked along the rib. EE fell back and extended left arm ou...
12/07/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Injured employee and co-worker were carrying and placing sections of bedrail along the ribline for installation/belt advancement. As IE was setting the end IE was carrying down, the IE's co-worker dro...
12/05/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 100d lost Injured employee was exiting the vehicle after arriving for work at the Prep. Plant. As EE stepped out of the truck, EE slipped on ice/snow and fell down. Employee suffered a fracture to their upper l...