PANTHER MINE — Accidents

Total: 231 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/19/2026 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee Stated that they were removing a rock off of a Shuttle Car and felt pain in shoulder.
01/14/2026 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None On January 14th, 2026, a shuttle car operator was handling an energized electrical cable, whenever EE was exposed to arc flash, which resulted in burns to the hands and facial area, due to short circu...
09/16/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A contract employee stated that EE dropped a single belt rail on EE's right foot. EE's foot was X-rayed and was negative for any broken bones.
09/16/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 2d restricted Employee stated they dropped piece of belt rail on their foot right they took to er and checked and X-ray negate for any broke bones
09/10/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost On September 10th, 2025, a non-fatal accident occurred during the process of retreat mining on the 005-0 MMU. A rock struck a mobile roof support operator, which resulted in injuries to their lower le...
04/07/2025 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee was taken off work by employee's physician on 10/28/2024. Employee was terminated per company policy on 01/13/2025.The company was presented a positive Chest Radiograph on 04/07/2025.
12/26/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was bolting mine roof and was attempting to guide steel into drill chuck when the drill steel slipped and cut EE's left middle finger. Required stitches to close wound.
09/30/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was pulling an MRS while another employee was pushing with a scoop. While pulling the MRS the scoop jack knifed and struck the rib causing employee to hit shoulder on the inside of the deck o...
08/14/2024 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost Continuous Miner operator on the 006 MMU was installing a ventilation curtain when a piece of rock from the rib fell and struck them, causing lacerations to left arm and hand.
05/30/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost Employee picked up a bucket of plaster and twisted and felt a sharp pain in the lower back. Pain got worse throughout the shift.
05/28/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee stated that EE arrived on the section on the mantrip and that EE was packing a bucket of bolter bits and dust filters from the mantrip towards EE's bolt machine and stated EE fell causing EE...
05/14/2024 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee was in the parking lot of the mine office and was standing observing a machine part being loaded into a scoop bucket. The employee started turning in circles and fell face down into the grave...
04/25/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Bolt machine operator stated that had lost suction on the roof bolter. EE assumed something was clogging the pre-dump area and attempted to clear any obstructions. In the process of cleaning out the o...
01/26/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Employee had hands placed on belt rail, observing belt and a piece of rock fell from the top and lacerated right pinky finger.
11/26/2023 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A diesel lo- trac that was located at Cross Cut #7 on the 6 left panel of the active 006 MMU caught fire. There was nobody operating or around the machine when it caught fire. There was no injuries as...
10/04/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was inserting a cable bolt into the mine roof and the bolt plate slid down and the corner of the plate cut employee's forearm.
09/07/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was operating a roof bolter and the coupling that joins the drill steel broke, causing the drill steel to strike EE in the nose and left cheek.
08/18/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee and co-worker carrying belt roller. Injured tripped on anchor pin sticking up from the mine floor. Employee fell injuring Left wrist. Employee continued to work and went to medical facility o...
08/09/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was removing belt structure and slipped and injured right ankle.
04/10/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall occurred on the 2A belt line between cross cut #37 and 38. It was determined through investigation that the area had deteriorated over time due to the age of the mine.
03/20/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was next to the roof bolting machine while machine was being moved and the machine ran over EE's foot.
01/26/2023 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None A Non-Injury Accident occurred on the MMU. No. 005-0 Section during retreat mining. A coal bump or outburst occurred on the 2 Left off South Submain. The coal bump or outburst was on the right rib of...
08/16/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A Non-Injury roof fall accident occurred in the No. 2 entry at crosscut # 10 on the MMU. No.005-0 Section during retreat mining, which stopped mining operations due to the remote control units would n...
06/18/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling a joint of waterline and slipped and fell striking their chin on a piece of mobile equipment. The employee received 3 stitches in their chin.
06/17/2022 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury accident occurred on 6/17/22. Elevated amounts of carbon monoxide (co) and methane gas detected in 3-LT Bleeder panel off 6 - South Mains. Though the elevated gas is due to geological lin...
06/16/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall encountered around 12:05 pm on 06/16/2022. Roof fall located #2 entry 2 crosscuts inby left main surface exhausting fan on South Mains Panther side of mine. Fall is approximately 7' thick,...
05/26/2022 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 5d lost Employee was working on their knees helping to set timbers. Employee started to feel pain in left knee. As the shift progressed, the pain started getting worse. One medical report stated a fracture i...
04/22/2022 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost Employee was carrying roof bolts to load onto tray. The employee slipped on a bolt wrench that was laying in the walkway.
03/07/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost The employee was lowering the pinner cable from the roof of the mine when EE felt a sharp pain in EE's left shoulder.
01/14/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the area where a bolt machine axle was being beaten out of the machine with a hammer. A small shard of metal broke from axle hub and struck the employee in the right forehead.
01/11/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a grease hose at a head drive. A small piece of rock about 3 inches round fell from the top striking the employee on the left hand.
12/28/2021 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee laid off on March 27, 2020 due to Covid-19 issues and the mine closing. The employee was diagnosed with (CWP) Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis. The information was made available to the company on...
12/28/2021 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee laid off on March 27, 2020 due to COVID-19 and the mine closing. The employee was diagnosed with (CT) Cumulative Trauma. The information was made available to the company on 12/28/2021.
12/03/2021 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was leaning against rub rail of Joy Miner while troubleshooting was going on. As power was supplied to the machine, the employee felt an electrical shock.
10/18/2021 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was moving the shuttle car cable anchor when EE received an electrical shock. A shard of metal was sticking out of the cable. This was found during the investigation.
09/15/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was lifting a timber and turned and felt pain in mid to lower back.
09/02/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost The employee was riding in on a man-trip and hit a pot hole. EE was bounced up and when EE came back down EE struck EE's middle back on the seat. EE then continued to work until the pain got worse. EE...
08/16/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The roof fall was encountered around 6:30 pm on 08/16/2021. The roof fall area is located at crosscut #79 on 1 East Mains, #3 Belt in the intersection. The roof fall is approximately 20' in length in...
07/13/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was taking a chain out of a belt hanger when the belt rail fell striking EE's left hand.
07/06/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occurred on the D-3 mains in the #3 entry, #3 crosscut, and measured approximately 20' in length. 20' in width, and 8' thick. This area is not an escapeway and is only traveled by a weekly e...
01/21/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost employee was bolting in the #2 heading when a piece of rock fell off of the canopy of the bolt machine hit left arm,requiring 4 stitches
01/03/2020 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost Employee was installing an angle bracket in the #6th row of bolts in the #2 heading when a rock fell out of the rib striking EE in the lower back and hip.
06/29/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost employee was in process of pulling a stuck MRS out of the 6th entry when the pin for shackle broke. It hit the ground and ricocheted over in the x cut between #6 where IE was at, striking IE's left el...
06/18/2019 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost EE was bolting top when a piece of rib rolled out striking EE's ankle and foot. EE went to Whitesburg ARH. X-rays showed a broken bone in EE's foot and the small bone in EE's lower leg.
06/14/2019 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee was bolting the first cut out of the 4R crosscut on 005 when a slab of rib rock rolled off striking employee in the back and side. It appears there is a compression fracture to the vertebrae....
06/11/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost EE was on a shuttle car and pulled into a crosscut not fully getting out the way and was hit by another shuttle car. This has now became a loss time claim
05/13/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None This is an older area of the mine that was intake for 10+ years and is now return. The intersection that fell is at the bottom of a dip, and appears to have been a large localized horseback. There sho...
05/09/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The roof strata in the immediate area of the fall appears to be on localized stack rock that has deteriorated over time. THIS IS A NON-INJURY ROOF FALL
04/29/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost Employee was pulling feeder cable, felt sharp pain and burning sensation in right shoulder
03/15/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing hydraulic pump on section feeder when pump fell on EE's finger.