Samples Surface Mine — Accidents

Total: 225 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/09/2026 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None A co-worker observed EE's 2022 Chevrolet 2500 truck had traveled over a berm and came to a stop on Coal Fork Road. The co-worker found EE in the driver's seat. EE was unresponsive and had no pulse. Co...
11/21/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing PTO driveline when it fell down striking the employee in EE's mouth area resulting in a chipped right front tooth.
10/13/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee stated they stepped out of the cab of a D10T dozer. Employee stated they stepped out onto the right-side top deck were the door swings open. Employee stated when they stepped out onto the dec...
08/11/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated they were installing an exhaust on a D10 dozer. Employee stated while looking up to watch what they were doing they felt some debris fall down on their sleeves, forehead and neck. Empl...
03/27/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a sledgehammer to pound a hard bar pin out from a dozer roller frame. A piece of metal broke off from the hard bar pin and then struck the employee over EE's right eyebrow. Employee...
12/09/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped and tripped in wet muddy conditions. Employee grabbed hold of a chain to catch their fall. Employee's left bicep tendon was injured. Employee had surgery to repair the left bicep tend...
09/18/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated EE lifted up EE's welding hood and slid EE's safety glasses down EE's nose towards the tip. Employee stated EE wiped sweat off EE's forehead with EE's welding glove. Employee stated EE...
04/25/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 21d restricted Employee was installing a 988 torque and was standing on the mounts for the Transmission installing the mount bolts when EE slipped and fell on EE's Stomach. NOTE: Employee didn't have time missed unt...
10/11/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee who is a welder stated they started feeling discomfort in right eye after work. Employee stated they started to have the same discomfort during the next workday and wanted to report it to min...
09/18/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was closing a door that was used to check oil on a 777F rock truck. The door slipped out of the employee's left hand and closed striking the employee's right hand. Resulted in a laceration b...
05/10/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 467d lost Employee was dismounting a rock truck. Employee stated they looked over at another piece of equipment for their lunch box and missed a step losing balance. Resulted in the employee falling to the grou...
09/28/2020 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis. Employee has not been with this company since 10/31/2017.
11/29/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE HAD LEFT THEIR POST AND WAS HEADING BACK TO SITE TO CHECK AND MAKE SURE SHIFT WAS ENDING AND CAR WENT IN DITCH. EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF BACK AND NECK PAIN
09/25/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost Employee states that they were removing a brake caliper from a strut and felt pain down their leg. Employee was seen by a specialist on October 14, 2019 and was diagnosed with a protruding disc. Emplo...
05/03/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 287d lost Removing tire from truck tire went to fall jumped out of the way landing wrong on foot.
11/29/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking diversion ditch and was climbing onto the berm and slipped and fell on right thumb.
12/01/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Stepping down from the cab of a D10T, slipped and grabbed the handrail to catch self straining left wrist.
05/05/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee states that ee had bent over and was hooking up a shot lead line and when ee straightened up ee felt a sharp pain and a popping noise in lower back. Employee was examined by physician on May...
10/07/2016 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was driving a fuel/lube truck and noticed smoke and stop to investigate and saw flames. EE exited the truck to safety & notified EE's supervisor of the fire. The truck was a total loss and fi...
05/18/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Employee states that EE was carrying a grease pump that was packaged in a card board box and the box started to slid out of EE's grasp and EE tried to catch the box with their left hand. As EE was dri...
10/14/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee states that he was boarding a haul truck and as he pushed off with his right foot he felt popping in his right knee.
09/01/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was leaning up against the loading bay door way frame and fell backwards, landing on his right side. Employee had a hand held radio fastened to his right side pant waist band. Employee was gi...
04/15/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received notification that employee was diagnosed with simple pneumoconiosis category s/t, 1/0
02/24/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While walking to the shot he stepped into a borehole, that had been frozen over with mud, and fell twisting his left knee. As a result he has a mild sprain to his left knee.
12/15/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee states he was checking engine oil in haul truck and as he pulled the dip stick out he lost his balance and fell to the ground He was seen at CAMC ER and was released but later had pain in hi...
12/09/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee noticed a flame from engine compartment and then set off the fire suppression. As he exited the machine the wind blew the dry chemical into his eyes causing him to lose sight of the step and...
10/06/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost Employee was reclaiming a high wall in area N. Employee states that he had pushed to a bench and was in the process of turning to go back up the slope when a rock dislodged causing the tractor to slid...
08/04/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee filed a claim for pneumoconiosis.
05/09/2014 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Driver enter company property approximately four tents of a mile went unconscious roll back into ditch line vehicle came to stop. Driver was taking medication he was not subscribed for.
04/12/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated he and another employee were using air chisels to remove a bearing race from a bearing assembly for the hoist drum on the 495 shovel. In doing so, the chisel tool had a piece of metal...
12/09/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A contract mechanic received a laceration to the side of his head while attempting to run the boom on the service truck out. Mechanic toggled the boom swing button and he meant to press the boom exten...
08/21/2013 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire occurred on the 20520 D10 T Cat Dozer. The fire was extinguished after 35 minutes. No injuries occurred. MSHA was notified of the occurrence.
12/07/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As employee was walking around truck, his feet slipped on ice and he fell to the ground onto his back.
11/09/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was pushing the rubber basket in the pre-cleaner housing on a D11R when his left hand slipped and he struck his left wrist on the adjacent bolt.
10/12/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Service Technician was standing along side his service truck. At a distance of aprox. 30 feet another crew was installing a track on a Hitachi EX600-6, using the prescribed method when a piece of meta...
06/15/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 187d lost Employee stated he twisted his left knee while stepping from truck.
12/07/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was carrying tool tray onto D11R dozer, right elbow popped and started burning.
07/28/2009 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal Employee was driving a loaded hauler when he backed the hauler into a pond with no hesitation.
02/17/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was handing employee a string of insulators. They slipped out of his hand and hit injured in mouth damaging his 2 front teeth.
02/09/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing a bolt that was holding the oil cooler adapter plate. Bolt was extremely tight and he was using both hands. While pulling, felt pain in right elbow.
02/04/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None 7.98% Permanent Partial Disability Award for Hearing Loss.
01/30/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost It started snowing fast, employee was going down hill when his truck started sliding. He turned a 180 and turned over on its side. He got out himself.
01/26/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 363d lost Employee was walking from his personal vehicle to the rock truck he was going to operate when his feet slipped out from him and he fell landing on his right leg.
12/19/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Traveling down haulroad in loaded truck, driver thought he was in the wrong gear and got truck out of gear. Driver applied brakes. Truck wouldn't slow down enough to get it in gear. Truck made left ha...
12/14/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees changing bell crank on a loader. One was striking a bearing with a hammer and two metal fragments hit the other standing to the side. One fragment embedded in the right cheek and had t...
10/07/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Securing 2 hydraulic pumps to the bed of parts truck with chains and binder. Strained low back.
09/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 595d lost Employee states he was changing a Western Star tire, he was rolling the tire and it almost fell over; he grabbed hold of it to keep it from hitting the pickup causing him to hurt his back.
09/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 185d lost Company notified by area hospital that a claim was being filed two (2) days after the alleged incident occurred. Employee returned call on Thursday afternoon and stated that he hurt his back lifting t...
09/06/2008 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Area L Substation exploded and caught fire.
08/14/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee alleges that while reaching out to adjust the truck mirror, he felt pain in abdomen. ""Report filed under protest.