Heilwood — Accidents

Total: 69 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/28/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above anchorage was discovered on the preshift examination in the A Mains LK to BK slope's belt entry in the intersection at spad 4795. The fall measures approximately 20' wide 38' long an...
08/31/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on a wire run on Sunday 9/31 near spad 2350 extending to spad 2355 #3-4 crosscut. This area was mined approximately 14 years ago and was in an area where sandstone in the in...
05/29/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost While laying out low belt structure hand got hit with low belt stand.
07/17/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall, approximately 70' long, occurred in the secondary escapeway at spad station 2319. The fall occurred in an isolated area of adverse roof which had deteriorated over time. This area had bee...
05/29/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 268d lost The employee was reaching for a roof bolt when a loose piece of draw rock hit the employee in the lower back causing a bruise.
04/23/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost Employee was pulling bolter cable when EE felt a strain in shoulder. EE worked until 07/24/24 making it a lost time injury
02/06/2024 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None A pressure relief borehole was being drilled from surface behind E1B butt seals drillers lost water from a possible void in the mine roof causing flooding behind seals
10/14/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred near station survey # 7615 that was 19 feet wide and 310 feet long. The mine roof showed a local cutter in the area of the roof fall.
07/18/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 58d restricted building air lock while installing door in main wall the air lock collapsed pulling them down and the wall landing on them resulting in a dislocated shoulder.
06/06/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Loading bolter with supplies when a bundle of cable bolt plates fell off and smashed finger. Laceration of the left middle finger.
02/17/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was drilling a hole for a roof bolt when the drill steel fell out of the roof, bounced off the bolter head and struck the employee in the chin causing a laceration and required sutures
06/20/2022 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 6d lost, 11d restricted The employee has swollen knee from crawling in low seam.
12/28/2021 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 57d restricted While installing a cable bolt the bolt bent during the up thrust employee attempted to push the bolt up and spin the rotation resulting in the disengaging of the bolt from the chuck the bolt whipped...
08/02/2021 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 14d lost Employee has bursitis from crawling in low mining seam.
04/26/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HELPING BOLTERS INSTALL ROOF STRAPS EE'S WRIST RUBBED ON EDGE OF STRAP CAUSING LACERATION RESULTING IN 4 STITCHES
02/11/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was building a wall. While lifting a block onto the wall, a block fell off and caught thumb between two blocks resulting in stitches.
08/24/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A piece of scale broke off as bolt was being installed resulting in cut on forearm which required 4 stitches
09/24/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None employee was attempting to cut off a cable bolt hanging out of the roof with a cut off wheel when the grinder slipped and cut employees forearm
09/11/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None the individual was unloading fiber cribs off of a broken pallet when some of the cribs fell off the stack and landed on EE's hand that was on another crib this resulted in a fracture
10/13/2018 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost Loose Draw rock between rib and bolt, low mining height requiring miner to crawl limited space between roof bolter and rib.
08/03/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost Installing a 6 foot bolt with a strap. The bolt began to bend over, the individual stopped to straighten the bolt by striking it with a wrench. The strap slid down the bolt while EE was swinging the w...
11/14/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A piece of scale rock on the bolter canopy the operator swung in to put the inside bolt in and the rock fell off striking them in the foot
09/20/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Mine examiner on return run encountered a roof fall in A -MAINS return in #2and#1 entry 60 feet inby spad#4679 in #2entry fall run from #2entry through xcut to #1entry fall was from 2to5feet high 16to...
02/13/2017 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A BALL VALVE ON A FIRE TAP WATER WAS SHUT OFF OUTBY THERE WAS A PLASTIC CAP COVERING THE THREADS EE UNTHREADED CAP THERE WAS PRESSURE THAT BUILT UP AND CAP BLEW OFF STRIKING EE...
02/04/2017 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Tramming MBC into next cut, scraped rib and a piece of coal fell off striking operator in head.
01/10/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Throwing structure and hit hand
11/29/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Mine examiner encountered a roof fall on B1 Butt belt line, upon further examination the fall extended into the return of C Main. The area was bolted with 4' resin bolts with 6 12' cable bolts in the...
09/12/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Building a wall, putting top row on when block fell out striking foot
05/25/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost After cut was complete the miner backed out and employee took extendable curtain down and put it on the miner. The canvas fell off of miner, the employee went to put it back on the machine and the min...
08/11/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None hit with hammer
06/02/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the last open crosscut 60' inby spad #4874 extending approx 60' crosscut 23 into 3-4. Locally difficult ground condition were attributed to the presence of a drag fold which wa...
05/27/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Rock fell on to roof bolt plate while installing bolt.
04/10/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Rock was stuck between head and pan of miner. Lifted heads to reach in to get rock and it slid pinching arm between rock and pan of miner.
04/03/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Putting plate on miner finger got pinched injuring middle finger
03/06/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pulling a 2in discharge pipe apart came apart end sprung up striking him in the face cutting upper lip
02/20/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK FATALITY Fatal On February 20, 2015, a fatal accident occurred in the #2 slope entry of the A Mains, MMU 001. The roof bolter operator received crushing injuries during the bolting process.
05/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost This occurred from repeatedly bending Roof Bolts
01/27/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 176d lost He was throwing a piece of belt structure felt something pull in His RT Sholder
10/01/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 155d lost Knee bursitis from excessive crawling.
09/27/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 2d restricted Throwing rock dust bag from car to duster felt back pain.
09/26/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 189d lost Normal bolting conditions got off balance and twisted knee.
07/26/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 99d lost Loading the bolter twisted left knee.
06/15/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 38d lost Knee bursitis from excessive crawling.
05/08/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 11d lost Knee bursitis form excessive crawling.
05/06/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trimming a piece of plastic and cut his thumb with a razor knife and received 5 stitches.
03/19/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 707d lost Low area loading belt onto Johnson felt pain in shoulder(left)
02/01/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Trying to hook a supply car holding tongue. Scoop backed up. Finger got pinched between battery and tongue.
01/25/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 287d lost, 75d restricted Bending roof bolt put bolt in the roof and went to straighten bolt and tore shoulder.
12/12/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Prying plate off miner with rock bar. Plate slipped and fell on foot.
11/21/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was from face of 1st right butt 1100 fact outby fall was 20'wide unknown height area was bolted with 6' super twist 12' TCB cable bolts and T3 channels.