Prairie Eagle-Underground — Accidents

Total: 320 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/10/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost I.E. was doing a pan and bushing job on a continuous miner. They were leaned over with their hand on the floor trying to eyesight and line up the holes on the pan. As they were moving the pan, the pi...
02/09/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost I.E. was stacking blocks to build a stopping. When they turned with a block they felt a pop in their right knee. I.E. continued to work until a doctor took them off for surgery on 4-17-2024.
02/01/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I.E. was adding cable to continuous miner. While repositioning the cable, it slipped from their grip. While reaching, their right forearm came in contact with an open knife in their other hand. Lace...
01/16/2024 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost I.E. was crouched down next to a continuous miner doing some troubleshooting. When they went to stand up their right ankle popped and started experiencing pain. Doctors restrictions have taken the I...
01/15/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost I.E. was walking between entries. Noticed a loop of cable lying in haul route. Bent over to pick up the cable and move it and felt a pop in their lower back. I.E. continued to work until doctor's r...
01/02/2024 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 50d lost I.E. has been experiencing tingling and numbness in both hands. Doctor took the I.E. off for surgery on 8-16-2024.
01/02/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 152d lost, 4d restricted I.E. was on a ladder gathering materials for their shift from the warehouse. They were reaching for and began to pull a roll of conduit off the shelf, when they felt a pop in their right bicep. Doct...
12/11/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall measuring 19'Wx25'Lx6-8'Th occurred at this operation at xcut 57-58 in entry 7 of the intake/primary escapeway of the 2nd south. No one was injured and ventilation was not compromised.
11/20/2023 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted I.E. was roofbotling with a 4' wrench. They added a 2' wrench for the height encountered. I.E. was pulling hand away when they hit the rotation lever. As they hit the rotation lever the end of their...
11/02/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost I.E. was loading belt rail frames on a sled. They tripped and fell. As they caught themselves, they felt a burning sensation and lump in their lower abdomen. I.E. continued to work full duty until...
10/17/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall measuring 19'W x 30'L x 8-9'H occurred at this operation. Location is 3N/3ME #4 entry at 89+00 survey station. No one was injured and ventilation was not compromised.
09/05/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost I.E. was hanging continuous miner cable with other miners. As they were holding up the cable, I.E. felt a pop in their right wrist. Doctor's restrictions took the I.E. off work on 9-7-2023.
08/29/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 124d lost I.E. was setting up the CM to start cutting. As they were hanging cable across the entry they felt a sharp pain in their right shoulder. I.E. continued to work until a doctor took them off for surge...
08/04/2023 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 59d lost, 168d restricted I.E. was walking in a crosscut when they stepped on a rock with their left foot. I.E. felt and heard a pop in their left leg behind the thigh. Experienced pain throughout the leg. Doctor took the I.E...
07/30/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall measuring 140'Lx20'Wx6-10'H occurred at this operation. Location is 2S/3ME, 57-59 crosscut entry 6. No one was injured and ventilation was not compromised.
07/19/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost I.E. was knelt down rolling up a set of drop curtains they had just recovered. A battery scoop came through the LOXC curtain while leaving the face. The scoop did not see the miner and struck them in...
07/05/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 124d lost I.E. was lifting continuous miner cable to help hang it from the mine roof. When lifting with their right arm, they felt a pop in their right shoulder. I.E. continued to work until a doctor took the...
06/28/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I.E. was loading bolts on bolter tray when a piece of shale (18""x18""x2""thick) fell from the roof and struck the I.E. in the right forearm. This caused a laceration that required stitches. I.E. ha...
05/11/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I.E. was driving roofbolter from cab while pulling up cable slack to last open. As they were backing around corner, they leaned back to see the light that was flagging them. As the I.E. leaned back th...
04/25/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 73d lost, 25d restricted IE had just finished drilling a hole with the roof bolter. As they were taking their steels out of the roof, a section fell catching their right pinky finger between the bottom of the steel and the b...
03/23/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall measuring 20'x20'x8' in height occurred at this operation. Location is 4E/4S/3ME 50+40 line room 5 1+20. No one was injured and ventilation was not compromised.
03/06/2023 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 83d lost, 12d restricted I.E. was attempting to put glue and bolt in a hole when the material they were bolting up broke and the two pieces struck the I.E. One rock measured 12""Thx39""x18"". The other rock measured 8""Thx32...
02/14/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I.E. was bolting a crosscut right. Foreign material got in behind the I.E.'s glasses going into their left eye. Material had to be removed by a doctor and eyedrops were prescribed. I.E. has not mis...
01/09/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 135d lost, 37d restricted I.E. was driving ram car to the miner to get a load and ran over a rock with drive wheel. This caused them to injure their lower back and neck. I.E. has continued to work but received injections for...
11/24/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost I.E. was working on a new belt drive installation. They were attempting to climb over the belt when they felt a pull in their right elbow. I.E. continued to work until 12-9-2022 when they decided th...
11/08/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 94d lost, 4d restricted EE was removing drill steels from the roof. The hole was not straight and the drill wrench had tension on it. When the steels came free the wrench came back striking the EE on the right hand. EE was...
08/11/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I.E. was bolting a barrel notch. As they were drilling a hole, a piece of rock fell from the top and struck them on the left forearm. Rock measured 6""x6""x1/4""th. Employee received a laceration th...
08/03/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted I.E. was helping pour concrete for a new belt drive setup. As they were pulling concrete with a concrete rake, they felt a pop and burning sensation in their right elbow. I.E. is still working under...
06/21/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 93d restricted I.E. was helping move curtain and roof support jacks. The jack was too short so they were putting a timber butt at the top of the jack. As they were reaching up, they felt a sharp pain in their left...
06/10/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 113d lost I.E. was cutting entry with continuous miner, when a rock measuring (3'x8""x3""thick) fell out from the edge of the screen wire and struck them in the head and shoulder. I.E. has worked full duty unt...
06/05/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred at this mine on 6-5-2022. The fall is located on the 11W/2N panel in #6 entry at the 9+60 intersection. The fall measured 15'x20'x up to 6' thick. The mine was idle w...
06/02/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost I.E. has just backed the roofbolter up to the scoop to load supplies. As they were getting out of the cab, another operator started to move the roofbolter from the side controls. The bumper of the ro...
05/31/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 124d lost While changing tire on battery end of a coal hauler, I.E. was rocking the tire on the hub to align it. As they were rocking the tire, they felt a sharp burning pain in their right shoulder. I.E. has...
05/13/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost I.E. hung a bundle of screen wire on one end from the roof with a chain to load onto the roofbolter. They attempted to get a section of the chain out of the way from getting caught on the roofbolter,...
05/09/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred at this mine. The location is the 11W/2N/3ME 3+60 xcut, Room 5 2+40 to 3+00 xcut. The size of the fall was 18'Wx40'Lx7-8'Th. No one was injured and ventilation was not disrupted...
04/28/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I.E. was drilling a hole with the roof bolter. After drilling 3', they dropped the boom to grab another drill steel. As they were reaching for the other steel the steel in the roof fell and hit the ma...
03/30/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost I.E. was hooking up the charging lead to a coal hauler battery. As they were screwing the nip into the battery they felt a pop in their wrist along with numbness. I.E. continued to work until their...
03/24/2022 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I.E. was using a diesel scoop to clean ribs along an outby entry. While knocking a rib down it fell into the bucket and a piece of debris was picked up by the wind. The debris got in behind the I.E....
03/04/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 127d lost, 62d restricted I.E. was carrying a box of glue to their roofbolter tray. As they were walking they slipped on a rock and landed on their left arm catching themselves with their hand. I.E. has continued to work unt...
03/03/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I.E. just stood up from sitting on the back of the roof bolter to move into a cut to bolt. A rock fell from the roof measuring 5'Lx3.5'Wx3/4-1""th and struck the I.E. above their right eye. Caused a l...
02/24/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I.E. was cutting a piece of belting cover to access a water line fitting in the throat of the miner. As they were cutting the belting the knife slipped and caused a laceration to the tip of their lef...
02/23/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I.E. was drilling a hole to install a roof bolt. As they were drilling a small piece of rock broke loose and slid down the drill steel. The rock piece was slung from the steel and made contact with...
02/23/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall measuring 60'Lx10'Wx4-7'Th occurred on the 3W/3N in entry 7 300' to 360' crosscut. Ventilation was not disturbed and travel was not impeded.
02/19/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was doing hot work underground. When they came up from their shift their left eye was irritated. After some time the employee went to the doctor where a piece of metal was discovered in thei...
02/17/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I.E. was roof bolting outby on some rehabilitation work. After installing a bolt, a foreign material went behind the I.E.'s glasses and got into their eye. Employee has not missed work. Reporting d...
01/18/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None I.E. was getting into a battery scoop to move it out of the haulage route. When they went to set the breaker up from inside the cab they felt a sharp pain in their left shoulder and arm. I.E. has no...
01/17/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 91d lost I.E. was lifting a sheet of screenwire over the canopy of a roofbolter to put on the ATRS. As they were lifting they felt a sharp pain run down their left shoulder. I.E. continued to work until docto...
01/03/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 239d lost I.E. was moving a roof bolter from the side controls. As they were walking with the machine they stepped off the end of a rock and felt a strain in the back of their right ankle. Two days later whil...
12/29/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 183d lost I.E. was hitting a pacer pump in a water tank with a hammer to clean the coal out of the pump. While swinging a hammer they felt a burn in both their shoulders. I.E. has continued to work until a do...
12/07/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I.E. was riding in a mantrip out of the mine. They were putting on a sweatshirt and neck gaiter while in the mantrip. As they were putting on the clothing they received a piece a rust into their righ...