King II — Accidents

Total: 83 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/19/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 2 NSM XC4, 7 Entry. A roof fall occurred and was found by a weekly mine examiner. Approx. 27 feet long x 17' wide. The fall was above the 7' bolt anchorage zone.
01/13/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lifted a new cutting blade into place on the continuous miner gathering head to weld. A floor jack was used to pressure it into place. The jack extension was side loaded not center loaded cau...
05/01/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 5 NM XC 38, Entry 6 to entry 7 a roof fall occurred, was found by a weekly mine examiner. Approx. 26 feet long X 18' wide to the level of the 7' bolt anchorage zone, contained in the Crosscut crushing...
11/07/2023 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Fusing HDPE pipe in Beltline, damp rockdust on floor, employee was sweating. Advancing fuser inby, Hand dragging extension cord. Employee stated employee felt a shock in Arm and Upper body. Happened o...
08/30/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While pulling pieces of conveyor belting by hand 10'- 13' long, a back strain occurred. Doctor's diagnoses: Acute thoracic back pain.
05/05/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost A shuttle car operator got stuck. A battery scoop operator pulled it out, the car rolled back down, they started the car and backed up to give chain slack. They bumped the scoop operator with the car...
03/07/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was walking around the corner, rolled their ankle on a chunk of coal.
02/22/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost THERE HAD BEEN A SNOW STORM THROUGH THE NIGHT SO A LOADER HAD PUSHED THE TRAVEL WAYS OF THE SURFACE WORK AREAS. EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO THE ROCK PICKING PLATFORM AND STEPPED ON AN ICY SLICK AREA. EE S...
02/14/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost PULLING VENTILATION TUBES TO THE FACE AND TRIPPED ON UNEVEN FLOOR CONDITIONS STRIKING RIGHT KNEE ON A PIECE OF COAL CAUSING A BRUISE AND PAIN\TENDERNESS
02/12/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING OTHER CREW MEMBERS PULLING UP 2/0 CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE SLACK, NEXT TO THE POWER CENTER. EMPLOYEE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN RIGHT CALF, LEG MUSCLE. SPRAINED MUSCLE
08/01/2022 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Got a small piece of coal in eye
03/25/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The condition of the site was dry. The employee took a shortcut between 2 end sections of the multi-plate. The edges of the multi-plate are sharp. The employee's hand slipped on the sharp edge of the...
01/27/2022 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Walking up the stairs normally, to the Dispatch office. Employee heard their right knee pop and felt a sharp pain on the right knee.
10/16/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing breathing apparatus from the storage case when the unit slipped out of employee's hands. Employee moved quickly downward to catch the unit and while doing so, struck head on the...
08/31/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was pre-shifting belt line, stepped flat footed on a piece of coal or in a hole, hyperextending EE's left knee. Employee returned to regular job at full capacity. Employee's pain increased ov...
07/23/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installing a pony belt-drive at a new location. EE was choked up on a sledge hammer tightening a large wedge on top of cribs in the center of the drive, the rib was 30"" away. EE swung the sledge stri...
07/09/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost The continuous miner (CM08) had backed out and was pulling back in for the final car, in the Final. The tail of CM08 was swung to the left, as CM08 started back in the miner helper was caught between...
06/27/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The roof fall was discovered and reported at approximately 3:45pm on 6/27/2019. The contributing factors are unknown other than a roof failure above the anchor horizon. The fall blocked access to an M...
05/09/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting belt with utility knife, cutting towards self and cut left hand.
12/31/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At 12/31/2018 at 2:35 AM the supervisor discovered a fall in 12 West section XC 6 entry 4. The fall area was just above the anchorage (7 feet), 19 feet wide, 26 feet long. The support was 7 foot fully...
09/06/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was bending bolt downwards. Gloves were muddy, bolt slipped out of hand, springing upwards and striking them on chin and teeth, causing laceration and chipped teeth.
07/01/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During evening preshift, the examiner discovered a roof all in the intersection. After visual investigation, estimated size is 32' wide x 22' long x 9' high. 7' fully grouted bolt is the primary roof...
02/04/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding off metal that had been cut on flop gate. A piece of metal must have got under EE's safety shield and safety glasses, causing an abrasion to eye. Employee did not notice discomfo...
01/31/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was reaching across the front end of the scoop ""UL#7"" to access a saw, EE's left knee struck a loose bolt on the machines fender causing a laceration. EE and the supervisor cleaned up the lacerat...
07/09/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Mine examiner discovered a roof fall during the course of examining the mine. Felled material was laying against the refuge chamber.
04/24/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 24d restricted Employee was driving Jeep, turned into 3 South commons and door came open. Employee reached out to catch it and got the left index finger caught in door hinge.
01/03/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred above the anchorage zone that impedes travel-ways to 1 and 2 South measuring point locations.
11/07/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping to repair a miner cable when he cut his left leg with a utility knife.
10/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Injured was dropping shuttle car cable to add to reel. Was using a steel to drop the cable while another employee was pulling out of cable reel. Injured over-extended resulting in strain/hernia to gro...
06/30/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a knife and cut right leg above knee, requiring 4 stitches.
05/12/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured was getting tubes out of the entry; there were 4 tubes hanging on one strap. Injured pushed the tubes to release lever on the tube strap, tubes came down and finger was caught on D-ring.
05/04/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 92d lost, 76d restricted Shuttle car went down in the last open. Injured and 3 others went to help get the car out of the way. They pulled slack off of the reel to get a scoop behind it. Injured was standing by the cable and...
04/04/2014 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was hanging cable when he was shocked. The employee was brought outside and taken to the hospital for observation. The ER physician wants the employee to take a week off as a precaution.
01/10/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was performing a splice on the shuttle car cable when the utility knife he was using contacted his left index finger causing a laceration requiring stitches.
10/16/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE PANIC BAR.
07/25/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pulling H/V in tube slipped back, twisted knee.
06/18/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Stepping off roof bolter with right foot, left foot still on bolter. Stepped on lump of coal with right foot and sprained ankle.
01/24/2013 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 75d restricted Employee reported to work with lower back pain, continued working and at 9:30 PM his bolting partner informed the supervisor employee was in pain. That evening employee went to emergency room.
01/05/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was bending bolt to put into roof. He was positioned on right side of bolter. Placed bolt between the canopy and roof about halfway down bolt. Proceeded to bend bolt using both hands. Bolt slid to...
11/17/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 57d lost, 34d restricted Employee was drilling out a hole in a guard. The drill bit caught in the metal causing the drill to catch and twist his arm.
10/08/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While walking toward controller, employee caught foot on cement pad poured for VFD. Employee caught himself from falling, but twisted back. Did not report injury until 10/10/2012 when he saw doctor. D...
08/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Bent to pick up Conspec cable and felt pain in groin area. Employee continued to work until 11/16/12 when he had surgery to repair hernia.
07/25/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 3d restricted Employee was using a sledge hammer to straighten out bent metal on lid of battery box resulting in lumbar sprain. Employee did not report injury until 7/30/12.
07/05/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While traveling the secondary escapeway, an employee noticed that a roof fall had occurred in the intersection measuring approximately 18' wide by 12' long by 7' high. 7' torque tension bolts and trus...
06/01/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall at or above the anchorage zone was noticed by a mine examiner during a routine pre shift examination. Mine ventilation was not affected. Escape ways were not affected.
05/07/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was stepping onto an overcast wall and floor that was suspended by a forklift. There was pressure on the fork of the lift against the rib. When the employee stepped onto the overcast, the for...
04/18/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using a drill steel prying on the pot, the pot broke free and steel bounced, striking injured under his chin, causing a tooth to fall out.
03/06/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 22d restricted Employee was bolting on right side of bolter #3. He stated that he had drilled his starter steel into the roof. He put the second drill steel in the box and was lining the 2 steel up. He bumped the fe...
03/03/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 23d restricted Employee backed up to clean right side. It made a loop behind the miner. A car began to approach the continuous miner. Employee wanted to clean going in. He pulled the loop and cable handler over towa...
01/26/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A planned fall in the gob caused an air displacement that knocked down the stopping at crosscut 32 North mains between 5 & 6.