No 7 Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,417 accidents | Fatalities: 5

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/13/2026 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating the Lo-Trac cleaning up material when they hit a jack, shifting a timber which fell striking the Lo-Trac roll cage. The timber had struck employees hard hat pushing hat down on...
01/17/2026 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was working on an eight-inch Aqua-mine discharge pipe on NE-9 in the #1 Entry at XC #50 when it burst striking the employee on the left side of the body causing a...
12/10/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was standing in front of scoop bucket dusting, as they finished and went to put the hose in scoop bucket they stepped back and had a foot under scoop bucket as it was lowered, catching their...
12/04/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was riding in manbus when EE's foot caught a rock, twisting EE's left knee and ankle resulting in sprain to left knee.
11/21/2025 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was removing Shim Pack from Ventilation Fan, the Shim Pack unexpectedly shifted striking the injured on the left wrist.
11/20/2025 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The Aux Fan 217 trailing cable went phase to phase creating Fault/Arc in the cathead resulting in a flash/ignition from a small bleeder in the mine floor at 10 section.
11/16/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pushing a whole frame back on a car where it had almost slid off, as they were pushing the frame they felt a pop in their right Bicep causing injury. Employee has been working since date...
11/10/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was standing on a 4 foot ladder taking slack out of chain when they lifted the ventilation tubing, they lost balance and fell off the ladder injuring right knee and right ankle.
10/27/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was operating the tailgate shear when a rock came off the drum striking the employee in the face/nose resulting in fracture to nose.
09/29/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee was at the NW Track walking through a man door, as EE stepped through the door EE felt a pop in EE's right knee resulting in injury.
08/17/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was entering the belt line and went to open large 4' man door, when lost their grip on the door causing it to close on right ring finger resulting in fracture to finger.
07/16/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost Employee was riding in manbus toward the end of the track when the manbus lost traction and collided with parked bus at the end of the track. Employee felt pain in back. Employee has been working sinc...
07/10/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee was lifting a cut 10""x7-1/2' long prop to set it as they were attempting to put it down they felt pain in lower back.
07/08/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost Employee was unloading tie down plates when EE lost EE's footing and fell, causing injury to EE's left knee and left ankle.
06/04/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall - Occurred at the Northeast track, #5 entry and crosscut #31 intersection. The inby brow fell out above the anchorage bolts and the fall measured 15' length, 20' in width and 10' in height.
05/09/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A Unplanned Roof Fall Occurred On NE-9 (#8 Section) At Crosscut Number 49 In The Long Crosscut Between The #2 Track Entry And The #3 Belt Entry. The Mine Roof Fell Above The Anchorage Point Of The Pri...
05/05/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was helping install tubing inby the trunk line in the #1 entry of 12 section, when EE got EE's finger caught between 2 pieces of vent tubing resulting in stitches in L Hand finger.
04/19/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall - Occurred on the East Panel Track (East Main #4 entry) at x-cut 77, the old E6 track/belt overcast. The roof fall area measured approx. 15' long x 15' wide and fell above the anchorage bolt...
04/18/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was assisting with installing a bull hose on a 8"" Aqua pipe for electric pump on NE-9, when employee lost balance and fell into the water and the 8"" Aqua pipe fell on their left foot/ankle...
04/03/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was riding in a manbus to the bottom, when a piece of draw rock fell out of the top striking employee on the left side of face/mouth, resulting in a broken tooth.
03/28/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost Employee was lifting 10"" aquamine pipe over the E22 return overcast to put the top piece on overcast when the pipe broke causing employee to fall approx. 8' to the mine floor resulting in fracture to...
02/16/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 143d lost Employee was helping move the tail roller back into place to remount after changing bearing, when moving back into place the roller moved and EE's hand become caught between the bearing housing and up...
02/13/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall - Occurred in the North West Mains track entry (#3 entry) at x-cut 143. The roof fall area measured 40' long x 40' wide x 8'10"" in height and fell above the anchorage bolt.
12/31/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee went to hang the scoop charger cable and as they raised the cable up they felt pain in right hip causing strain to hip.
12/05/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost Employee was uncoupling a single end car from locomotive, when their left foot slipped causing contact with single end car resulting in fracture to left ankle.
12/05/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was lifting and pushing on ventilation tubing on the section, when EE felt a pop in EE's shoulder causing injury to left shoulder.? Employee has been referred out to orthopedic.
11/18/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was building brattice and was on a 4' ladder to cap the top of brattice when a block fell striking employee in the lower right leg/foot causing contusion.
10/26/2024 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee was lifting Shield pontoon up using crib blocks on the panline, employee reached under Shield boom to retrieve chain when the cribs slipped causing boom to strike employee on the back of the...
10/22/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was putting track rail together. EE pushed the jack bar down and the jack bar came up hitting EE in the right eye causing laceration, resulting in sutures to EE's right eye.
10/09/2024 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was helping carry tubing to face. EE stepped on a rock causing EE to twist their ankle resulting in a sprain to left ankle.
10/08/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was roof bolting when water started coming out of bolt hole. As EE was trying to get the bolt in, EE lost balance falling backwards, knocking hard hat off. The bolt hit EE on top of the head...
09/09/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on longwall monorail taking off rollers and got EE's finger caught between the rail and the roller causing injury
08/05/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was helping carry a 6X6 timber, when employee tripped on a rock in walkway causing employee to fall forward, injuring right knee and resulting in fracture to left rib. Employee did not start...
07/19/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing starter on skid steer and had another skid steer they were using the bucket of it to keep tools in. Employee went to change position and slipped and fell back in bucket of skid s...
07/19/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee was operating roof bolter while installing a T-Board to support a pot when EE caught EE's right index finger between the T-Board and the mine roof, causing laceration to tip of finger.
07/18/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was carrying sand jack in the #3 entry of NE1T/G when employee stepped on uneven ground, twisting left ankle causing sprain to ankle.
06/22/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Employee was carrying oxygen bottle when they tripped on a piece of rail, twisting their right ankle causing injury.
06/17/2024 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was on the section removing tubing with the Lo-Trac when the tubing chain that was hanging down caught their nose causing laceration requiring sutures.
06/12/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost Employee was operating Locomotive when it derailed hitting overcast, causing block/material to hit EE's left ring finger causing fracture and requiring sutures.
05/01/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost Employee was moving a rock off the handrail at Shield #175 when EE's hand was caught with another rock, resulting in a fracture to left middle finger and sutures to left hand.
05/01/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost While cutting out a bolt from Longwall Crusher (recovery), Employee was hit in the face with the head of a bolt resulting in laceration to face requiring sutures and fractures resulting in tooth loss.
04/25/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Employee was connecting lifeline to the refuge chamber when the draw head fell and struck employee on EE's right lower leg/ankle, resulting in a fracture to EE's right ankle.
04/16/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was standing on the back side of the Lo Trac, Lowering the engine lid with right hand and unlatching it with left hand, when the engine lid fell hitting left...
03/20/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL - Occurred on the Northwest travelway (#5 track entry) at crosscut 141-1/2. The fall was approximately 20 feet wide by 30 feet long by 20 feet above the mine roof.
03/13/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL - Occurred on #2 Longwall, falling from shield tips on longwall headgate shields outby for approx. 30 feet (#1 entry, crosscut 36-36-1/2). The fall was from rib to rib and fell 7 feet above...
02/12/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was working on the #1 Longwall when EE's Left Lower Leg became pinched between the Pan Line and a part that was laying on the #7 Shield Pontoon resulting in a contusion and swelling to left l...
01/15/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL - Occurred at cross cut 126 in the #5 track entry in the North Mains. The roof fall was approximately 16 to 20 feet long and 18 feet wide and 1 foot above the anchorage bolts.
01/12/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL - Occurred at crosscut 38 in the #6 entry intersection on East B Mains. The East power hole cable was damaged.
11/08/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was buffing a belt for splicing while EE moved EE was struck by the buffer when the cord got stuck. Resulting in 4 stitches.
10/24/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 168d lost Employee was washing down the slope when they tripped over a rock falling, injuring their left shoulder. Employee has been working since date of accident until they were taken off work on 12/13/23 du...