PANTHER EAGLE MINE — Accidents

Total: 81 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/29/2026 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
01/26/2026 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was working on the RCM replacing core breaker and wear shoes while putting the pin through the shoe and core breaker with a hammer something came off hitting their left eye.
12/19/2025 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Safety was notified on 12/19/2025.
11/07/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting open an old splice on the roof bolter cable. While peeling back the insulated jacket employee cut left hand with a utility knife.
08/19/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was releasing comealongs that was hooked into a eye on a spreader bar & a set of belt clamps. The eye on the spreader bar broke causing the comealong to cut their left pinky finger.
07/26/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall was discovered on No. 4 Conveyor Belt/Track; No. 34 break. Spad 4419 in the scoop road adjacent to the fall is the nearest spad. Fall measured approximately 55 feet long x 18...
07/17/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee bent a roof bolt to get it installed in the roof. As the employee was bending the bolt back to get it aligned with the drill chuck EE's rescuer hit the rotation lever resulting in EE's right...
07/07/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was hanging curtain in the #3 entry when a piece of top rock fell hitting them on top of the head pushing their hard hat into their glasses cutting the bridge of their nose (size 64""L 23""W...
05/30/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee was positioning a transition roller on the front of a four wheeler to make adjustments before installing at HC 3 Head when the roller slid back causing their right hand to be caught between t...
05/14/2025 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel. Safety was notified on 05/14/2025.
05/14/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Felt pain in groin while handling a conveyor belt hold up roller. Reported as occupational injury to the operator on 06/10/2025.
04/24/2025 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis.
04/01/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 133d lost Employee was riding on the #20 mac 8 ride heading to the #2 section, when the operator started accelerating wide open and came in contact with the coal rib causing the mac ride to come to a abrupt sto...
03/19/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting away tools in EE's toolbox when a battery-operated chain saw got engaged by the tools and came in contact with the employee thumb resulting in a laceration.
02/21/2025 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis.
01/23/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated EE went to walk through a set of fly pads and one of them caught EE knocking EE's hard hat off and EE's glasses. Resulting in a fly pad scratching EE's eye.
01/23/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was assisting in making a belt splice using a nail board and quick loads, miner attempted to move the quick load plunger when the other miner swung the hammer striking injured in the back of the...
12/20/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 176d lost While pulling up bolter slack, employee felt a sharp pain in lower back. Employee continued to work up until 01/07/2025 when the employee began missing work. After investigation, it was discovered em...
09/30/2024 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury electrical fire occurred on the No. 1 Brookeville Locomotive.
09/12/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was using machine mounted re-trackers on a Brookeville locomotive due to the machine being off the track. The employee was operating the re-trackers from outside of the operator's deck of th...
08/20/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost While installing a roof bolt, employee had a hand on the drill steel when the rotation lever was bumped unintentionally. Resulted in a dislocated and fractured right ring finger.
07/29/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall was discovered in the return airway measuring approximately 20 feet long x 20 feet wide x 4 feet high.
06/26/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee came into contact with an installed roof bolt plate while hand dusting the place. Resulted in a laceration to the neck/back requiring 19 stitches.
04/24/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a roof bolter installing a strap when a piece of rock fell measuring 2 foot by 2 foot by 6 inches striking the employee causing a laceration to EE's right wrist resulting in 3 s...
03/11/2024 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 132d lost Employee was assisting the other roof bolt operator with installing a fly board onto the mine roof. Employee rested their hand on the boom of the machine. When the other bolter operator raised the bo...
02/26/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall occurred in the primary escapeway just outby No. 2 Section in the No. 3 Entry, 1 break inby spad 5629. Fall measured approximately 55 feet long x 19 feet wide x 2-4 feet thick.
02/15/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing belt hangers in the mine roof when a piece of slate rock spun off drill steel while drilling, striking employee just above their left eye. Resulted in a laceration requiring e...
02/02/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 167d lost Employee was setting a beam while building an overcast. The beam fell and struck them in the left ankle. Injury was not the result of a training or compliance issue.
12/06/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was squaring the end of the move belt rubber in preparation for splicing. While using a utility razor knife, the knife slipped causing a laceration to employee's left hand. Resulted in four...
11/05/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost While resetting timbers, a rock measuring approximately 69 inches x 50 inches wide X 6 inches thick fell from roof striking employee on the right foot. Resulted in fractures to the foot.
10/28/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting tag off a pair of new boots when knife slipped causing a laceration to left wrist. Resulted in eight (8) stitches.
10/02/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee was dropping grating around the power center and left thumb got hung in the grating. Resulted in a fracture to the left thumb.
09/19/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While hanging trailing cables from continuous miner and roof bolter, employee felt a pop in left knee.
08/16/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost While being transported to section on rail mounted vehicle, employee's knee was protruding outside the confines of the passenger compartment and came in contact with a timber set alongside the belt li...
07/19/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 255d lost Employee was on knees loading supplies onto the bolt machine. Roof rock feel out from between bolts striking employee on back of calf.
06/06/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing lid from a metal oil can and cut wrist. Resulted in seven (7) sutures.
05/24/2023 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working near the section conveyor tailpiece, when a rock came through the tail piece knocking the guard loose striking the employee causing a laceration around left eye. Resulted in 16 s...
04/01/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Crew was departing section on #4 MAC personnel carrier when a piece of draw of shale rock fell from mine roof striking employee on hard hat causing a laceration to EE's forehead. Required 6 sutures.
02/06/2023 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with pnuemoconiosis.
10/19/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost While unloading timbers from the rail mounted supply car, employee felt a pop in knee resulting in swelling and soreness.
10/17/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was hanging miner cable and waterline, shuttle car was leaving the continuous miner when it struck the miner cable and water line, knocking employee to the ground, injuring wrist.
09/19/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall occurred in the No. 1 Section primary escapeway adjacent to the No. 4 belt, 15-16 cross cut near spad 3233. Fall measured 35' long x 20' long x 4' high. All approaches were ti...
08/24/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stumbled while walking causing head to strike a roof bolt plate. Resulted in a laceration requiring 14 stitches.
07/28/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost While cleaning No. 9 entry on No. 1 section, employee peeled up a large floor rock measuring approximately 38"" wide x 40"" long x 6"" thick. The rock flipped up and partially entered the operators d...
07/18/2022 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 8d lost While tramming the scoop, the door to the operator's deck swung open. Employee attempted to shut door back when the scoop brakes suddenly locked up due to the door being open causing the door to swin...
07/05/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working to install a top shear jack pin on a continuous miner when arm came in contact with burred metal on the machine resulting in a laceration requiring 5 stitches.
06/13/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was discovered along #2 South Beltline at #7 cross cut. Spad No. 3357. Fall measured approximately 20' Long X 20' Wide X 5' High. No injuries reported.
04/19/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Non injury roof fall was discovered in the primary escapeway on No. 1 Section at approximately No. 6 Break on 2 South Mains Spad No. 3352. Fall measured approximately 20' X 20' X 8'.
03/17/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost Employee was tramming the left roof bolter when machine ran over a rock. Employee's head struck the roof causing pain in EE's neck.
02/16/2022 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating a shuttle car, employee pinched fingers on right hand between the canopy of the machine and the rib, resulting in a laceration that required stitches.