Horse Creek Eagle — Accidents

Total: 199 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/14/2025 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis.
02/13/2025 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis.
12/07/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was attempting to hold a wedge in place while striking wedge with a pick hammer employee missed the wedge striking right pinky finger causing a laceration to the end of the finger.
12/06/2024 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was kneeling while running the miner in 4 left when a rock measuring 48"" long 19"" wide and 6"" thick fell between bolts striking them on the bottom of their right foot.
12/06/2024 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to remove a fly pad out of the scoops ram which was all the way out, the scoop operator didn't see employee and began to pull the ram in catching EE's fingers in between the ram an...
11/29/2023 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 46d restricted Roof bolter operator was installing roof bolts. Operator was installing a roof bolt into the chuck of the machine when hand slipped and hit the controls causing the chuck to rotate entangling operato...
11/08/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While loading a shuttle car conveyor chain onto a rail mounted flat car, a portion of the conveyor chain slid off the car, striking employees ankle and foot. Resulted in a fracture.
08/02/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee stepped in a hole causing injury to EE's right ankle. Employee continued to work until 08/14/2023.
07/24/2023 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis.
05/22/2023 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had hand on canopy of underground forklift while operating. Canopy contacted mine rib pinching left hand. Resulted in a laceration requiring 13 sutures.
05/13/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While accessing operator's deck of a scoop, employee came in contact with a weld burr lacerating left arm resulting in five (5) sutures.
03/01/2023 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis.
01/26/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was handloading steel I-beams by hand onto a rail mounted flat car smashing left middle finger. Resulted in a laceration requiring 4 sutures.
12/10/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing a bolt in the mine roof, miner was attempting to line drill chuck up with bolt head when the rotation was unintentionally engaged. A burr caught the glove and wrapped right ring fing...
10/26/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall occurred on the No. 2 Section Pillar Line in the No. 6 Entry. Spad No. 18677. The roof fall measured approximately 20 feet long, 15 feet wide, 5-10 feet high.
09/19/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was skiving belt at 6A Belt Tail using a utility knife, resulted in laceration requiring 3 stitches.
09/01/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost Miner was handling trailing cable when miner felt pain in right shoulder. Accident was determined to be reportable on 09/19/2022.
08/26/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While walking around the outby end of the roof bolting machine in the No. 7 entry on No. 1 Section, piece of rock fell from the mine roof striking employee's right arm resulting in a laceration. Inju...
08/04/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Draw rock fell from mine roof striking employees leg while operating side controls of roof bolt machine. Employee continued to work until 08/18/2022. Was determined to be reportable injury on 08/31/2...
06/01/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Employee was attempting to install a bit insert on the continuous miner by using a ball peen hammer when a piece of metal struck them in the eye. Metal was removed from eye by surgery.
05/24/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using jacks to put a derailed locomotive back on the track, one of the jacks fell over pinching hand between jack and crib block. The locomotive was not on the jack when it fell over. Resulted...
05/13/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Miner was kneeling down in the intersection while operating the continuous mining machine, when a piece of roof rock fell from between bolts, striking the right leg. Resulted in a fractured fibula.
03/25/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost Employee was carrying block to a stopping and experienced pain in the lower stomach area. Employee continued to work until 05/25/2022 at which point a hernia was diagnosed. Hernia will be repaired.
03/23/2022 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis.
01/25/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Employee was guiding scoop operator in to scoop up a bundle of conveyor belt when the scoop bucket struck the employee's right foot.
10/22/2021 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was walking by roof bolter and struck hand against the machine striking a burred edge. Resulted in a laceration required four stitches.
09/28/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost While drilling the roof in No. 7 Right on the No. 1 Section, a piece of rock came down the drill steel striking employee in the nose.
08/09/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was exiting the scoop deck and lost footing striking shoulder on the mine rib.
06/03/2021 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal Employee was crossing intersection and was struck by the left center shuttle car resulting in fatal injuries.
04/13/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While handling high voltage line during a repair to blade switches in a power box, the cable shielding contacted the miner's left middle finger resulting in a laceration and six (6)stitches.
09/14/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While hanging the roof bolter trailing cable, arm came in contact with a roof bolt plate causing a laceration on left arm. Resulted in stitches.
05/15/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost While changing out a top cradle in the conveyor belt, employee stumbled and fell causing the cradle structure to fall pinching EE's right middle finger against the water line. Resulted in a avulsion.
05/13/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 266d lost While installing a curtain board, a piece of draw rock fell from between bolts. Employee dodged the rock, stumbled and fell injuring right shoulder.
05/12/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 144d lost While handling shield off of shuttle car, employee felt pain in groin. Was diagnosed with hernia which will be repaired. Was determined reportable on 05/26/2020.
01/06/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 165d lost While installing a cable bolt the glue did not set allowing the bolt to slowly drop out of the hole. Miner attempted to pull bolt out of the hole when EE felt a sharp pain in the left shoulder. Bega...
12/30/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred in the #14 Cross Cut of the #1 Section's Left Return. The fall was approx. 50' in length, 20' in width, and 7' in height.
12/17/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost While traveling through the escapeway door, the employee's left leg got caught between the door and frame of the Fan House.
10/09/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was opening the scoop battery lids, they became fouled. When re-positioning EE's hands to get a better grip, the lid fell striking EE's left middle finger.
09/17/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 193d lost Employee stated while handling a cable pull rope, employee felt a pain in back/shoulder area. This employee has suffered and continues to suffer from multiple back/shoulder related injuries due to rep...
08/29/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost While traveling in a shuttle car to the feeder, the employee hit a hole in the bottom and injured back. EMPLOYEE DID NOT BEGIN MISSING WORK UNTIL 9/13/2019.
08/23/2019 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with Pneumoconiosis.
08/20/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 152d lost Employee was guiding scoop operating in an attempt to get a roll out of the belt. While EE was instructing EE to come in, the scoop bucket struck the employee on the right foot.
08/19/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost While tramming from #9 entry to the feeder, employee ran over a block causing employee to bounce and strike head on the canopy.
06/24/2019 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis.
06/21/2019 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis.
06/14/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred in the face of the No. 2 Section approximately two breaks inby spad no. 14625 in the no. 5 entry extending across the cross cuts to the no. 7 entry. The fall was appro...
06/05/2019 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating scoop cleaning the No. 9 entry along the rib on the curtain side when the scoop struck a curtain rod causing it to break and enter the operator's deck. Curtain rod struck emplo...
03/30/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 246d lost Employee was exiting underground forklift cab when their foot allegedly became caught between the seat and frame causing them to fall backwards landing flat on back. The operator has completed its inv...
03/21/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall on No. 1 Section; No. 1 Entry, 1 break outby face near survey spad 14357.
03/18/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 254d lost While operating roof bolting machine, the miner was installing a T3 channel strap. During installation, the strap came in contact with the drilling steel, causing the strap to spin around, striking th...