No 4 Mine — Accidents

Total: 821 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/12/2026 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was moving pan line to C-5 and, while attempting to re-rail a wrecked car, the track jack dislodged from underneath the car and struck their left hand, resulting in two fractures and a lacera...
01/20/2026 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was attempting to repair a broken cat track on the miner (CM132) in the #4 Entry on #6 Section, when a piece of rock fell out from the top of the rib and struck EE's right ankle causing a fra...
12/09/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was running the miner on #6 Section in the #4 LOXC, when a rock EE loaded on the car rolled off the coal in the shuttle car and struck EE's right foot causing a fracture to the top of EE's fo...
12/02/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was running the miner in the #1 entry on #4 Section when a piece of blue creek seam (rib) rolled out and struck them and knocked them to the ground causing a fractured left hip/leg initially,...
11/20/2025 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None (REPORTABLE DUE TO SUTURES) Employee was working on a 4"" air line at 4-7 Fan compressor station when a 4"" VIC coupling / bull hose blew off and struck EE causing a laceration to EE's left upper leg...
11/13/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was standing in a crosscut while a group of miners were pulling belt together. During the pulling process, a rope accidentally broke and an object struck employee in the hand causing injury.
10/23/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was changing bits in the miner, using a pick hammer to knock a bit loose, when a piece of metal flew off and struck them in the left arm/elbow causing the metal to insert the skin resulting i...
10/06/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was cutting in the #1 Entry on #8 Section, EE went to the offside of the miner (CM130) to slide the tubing out and when attempting to walk back to the operator's side EE was struck by a shutt...
08/21/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was traveling on a man bus on C-5 Track, XC #29, and slid into another man bus when they struck lower legs on the seat that was flipped in the down position in front of them causing a contusi...
08/12/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee had finished filling a tank for the rotary breaker oilers in the Prep Plant, when EE stepped off the platform and EE's right knee gave out and EE felt a pop causing a sprain to EE's right kne...
06/25/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee was hanging blowing curtain in the #1 Entry on #4 Section when they stepped into an uneven area (rut) with some loose rock and twisted right knee and felt a pop causing a tibial plateau fract...
06/19/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was walking outby on 4 West #1 Belt checking for splices around XC #112 when they tripped over a rock in the walkway going over the old overcast and fell into the walk side of the belt struct...
06/18/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Intersection #112 in the #5 entry of the 4 West N-Panel seal line, was an old fault area that had a mixture of 4' resin bolts and 8' cable bolts with mesh in some areas along with some straps. It fell...
06/10/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was putting connecting links in face chain and hit EE's thumb with a hammer causing injury
06/05/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None The crew was in the process of forming up walls to pump concrete around the steel sets. Employee was evaluating the roof conditions around the steel set area and unexpectedly, a rock fell from the to...
05/09/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee was trying to exit an air lock door on C-1 H/G, and when EE started to push on the outer door, EE felt a discomforting pain/buckled feeling in EE's left knee causing a sprain. After MRI and r...
04/02/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was performing a pre-op inspection on the F250 pickup truck, and when they lifted the fire extinguisher out of the bed of the truck, they felt a pop in left shoulder causing a fracture to the...
03/24/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was laying track on the end of C-4 (L/W Setup) and while knocking track ties together, the rail slipped off the track jack the was underneath the rail they were working on, and as it was fall...
03/06/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Employee was de-trashing on North A Track XC #13, when attempting to uncouple the pipe car from the locomotive, EE flagged the other motorman to come towards EE to get slack in the draw head, and the...
02/03/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Multiple layers of laminated slate rock were seen to have fallen out above anchorage and above the required depth of the test holes. A small fault can be seen on the outby corner of the fall and is th...
11/20/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost Employee was helping unload a pipe car on the end of C-4 Track (#4 Section), XC #43, and while pulling pipe off the pipe car the pile of pipe broke loose and a 6"" metal pipe fell and struck employee...
11/11/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee was roof bolting on roofbolter c/n RB130 in the #3 entry on #4 Section, when the platform broke, EE fell about 3' and landed on the ground, and when EE landed the platform struck EE on the le...
07/31/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was examining the work area at the top of the ramp when, while descending, employee stepped on a rock, causing employee to fall and injure leg.
07/01/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Employee was sliding on EE's back to exit shield #145 after finishing repairs when EE's feet got caught on the pontoon and the weight of EE's body while sliding pushed EE's knees under EE causing a sp...
06/26/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred when a big chunk of the left outby corner and inby brow fell out above anchorage (approx. 8' thick and 60' long) on top of the overcast at XC #63 on 2 West Belt. The fall broke th...
06/18/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee wrecked their motorcycle on road headed to job site, which was located on mine property.
03/26/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE DUE TO SUTURES/DAMAGE TO PERMANENT TEETH: Employee was operating the roof bolter c/n RB130 on #8 Section when the drill steel started clogging up. When EE hit the drill steel with the bolt...
03/26/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 300d lost Employee was shoveling the belt at 2 North tailpiece on #6 Section and when EE went to bump the belt, the tailpiece was pulled out and EE was struck by belt structure causing a laceration to the head...
02/14/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None (REPORTABLE DUE TO FRACTURE) Employee was bolting on #6 Section, #3 Entry and walking back around the drill pot, when the steel hit the roof and the bolter at the same time throwing EE off balance. EE...
02/07/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None (REPORTABLE DUE TO DAMAGE TO PERMANENT TEETH) Employee was at the bottom of 4-17 holding the net on the service cage waiting on everyone to load up, when another employee bumped into EE with force. Th...
12/19/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was carrying some empty oil cans to the scoop, when EE slipped/fell and hit EE's left foot and rolled/twisted EE's left ankle on the scoop bucket causing a sprain/contusion to EE's left foot/...
11/29/2023 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None (REPORTABLE DUE TO SUTURES) Employee was pinning the right rib in the 2-1 slant entry on #4 Section when a piece of scale rock became hung up on EE's drill steel, when EE was attempting to remove the...
11/26/2023 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 146d lost Employee was pulling off roof bolter cable when the employee got shocked.
10/10/2023 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost (REPORTABLE DUE TO SUTURES) Employee was struck in the face (forehead) with a 2"" VIC 90 pipe-fitting when it blew off the fire outlet that EE was getting water out of, resulting in a laceration to th...
08/30/2023 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal Employee was fatally injured when a belt component malfunctioned (the bridal bar had a mechanical failure and broke) on the C1 Longwall take-up and struck employee in the chest causing blunt force tra...
05/05/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE DUE TO FRACTURE/SUTURES: Employee was using a pry bar to remove/change a stuck top center roller on 2 West belt when the bar slipped and EE's right-hand pinky finger was caught between the...
04/26/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None (REPORTABLE DUE TO SUTURES) Employee was pinning top on #8 Section when the pin EE was pushing got hung up and as EE applied more pressure to the pin the bolter wrench broke off at the chuck, flew bac...
03/21/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE DUE TO SUTURES: Employee was removing the flinger duster from the scoop on #6 Section when the chain and the binder that was holding it caught their left thumb between the chain and the buc...
02/28/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost REPORTABLE DUE TO FRACTURE: Employee was using a Hilti drill while bolting in the top to install a belt hanger in the service entry at XC-#79 on the Longwall, when the drill spun and EE lost control o...
01/31/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was prepping to do some concrete work and had to move some rail. During the process, the rail dropped, and EE caught EE's finger between the rail and the track tie causing injury.
01/25/2023 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 21d restricted Employee was re-railing a wrecked shield car loaded with a shield back on the track, once they placed the car on the rails, they let both jacks down and one of the jacks released quick, kicking the ja...
01/15/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was walking down the steps at the Slope Belt carrying a roll of rubber when EE slipped off the bottom step, lost EE's balance and rolled EE's left ankle causing a sprain to the left ankle. (S...
12/27/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occurred in the intersection of an idled entry with no damage to any equipment or any ventilation controls. Roof fall occurred at XC-25 on East C in the #2 entry intersection with no disrupt...
12/26/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None This is being submitted in conjunction with citation #9632689 being issued. It was some ice in the shaft, but no damage to the hoist or any controls of the hoist. The hoist would still function if nee...
11/01/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE DUE TO SUTURES: Employee was drilling a hole for a roof bolt when a piece of rock broke loose and struck them in the face between the chin and the lower lip causing a laceration to the area...
10/04/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE DUE TO SUTURES: Employee was cutting a rubber mat with left hand when the knife slipped and struck right hand cutting the top of the hand behind the thumb causing a laceration which require...
06/24/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was re-hanging high voltage cable that had fallen from the overcast on #8 Section. They had almost finished hanging the cable when it fell again striking the right side of EE's hard hat, safe...
04/27/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE DUE TO FRACTURE - Employee was replacing a top roller when the roller rolled off the belt and smashed EE's right thumb between the two rollers causing a fracture to EE's thumb. (Employee di...
03/07/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee was struck by slider rail when the slider rail that was hung from a red hanger off the ground came loose and employee tried to catch the rail causing a contusion/hyperextension to right shoul...
01/21/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was walking on the screen side of the feeder (FD-127) to get an impact when EE's right foot slipped on a rock and EE's right foot went under the hopper on the feeder causing a fracture to 2nd...