San Juan Mine 1 — Accidents

Total: 446 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/29/2026 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While doing pre-op grader right rear side, notice the engine compartment door was open, crawled up to close the door, the latch handle was broken, went back to cab to get pliers to close the latch, af...
10/06/2025 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reported neck was hurting from loader hitting or rock dropped in bed of truck. Went to Urgent Care for treatment on 10/6, did not notify employer until next day. Employer requested 2nd opinion from Re...
06/03/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Was at pond 11 checking water pump fuel level. While walking slid off the berm into the mud. Right foot stuck in the mud about 5"" deep and I twisted ankle, pain also felt...
03/05/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted while stepping from push arm on left side of dozer to track lost footing and fell on right side back/rib on the track grousers
03/11/2024 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost During the start of shift crew stretching an operator felt a slight pulled back muscle. While heading out to the field the operator felt pain and got worse in route to the work area. After doing their...
11/01/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Filling transmission fluid on dozer assisting Mechanic. Mechanic started unit to fill filters and check oil level. Filter housing cracked causing oil to spray on oiler on the right side of face and ri...
09/18/2023 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 14d restricted Employee operating portable hydraulic jack pinched left pinky finger between the jack handle and the shop floor from not engaging the hydraulics and not maintaining control of employee's balance. The...
08/15/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Working on loader felt wrist pain down to elbow taken to medical facility released to full duty had follow up on 8/21 also had leg pain got chiropractic treatment with restrictions could not return to...
11/11/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 40d restricted Employee dismounting boarding ladder on last step knee gave out and fell. Employee did not want medical evaluation. On 11/15/2022 employee, requested medical evaluation. Seen at medical facility, empl...
11/10/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Disassembling crushers Thursday 11/10/22 at end of shift, employee lower back was hurting. 11/14/23 low back pain was still noticeable hurting. Employee released full duty 11/14/23. Had follo...
09/17/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee stepped off of step stools last/bottom rung rolling EE's left ankle resulting in a sprained ankle resulting in the inability to wear EE's steel toe boots (PPE) to return to EE's normal duties...
06/27/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on replacing a broken fitting on the shear slough plate. When the fitting going to the cylinder was removed, the sloughing plate dropped to the stops on top of the shear and pinn...
05/26/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was taking a wooden crib block off a pallet, turned around to walk away when the first row of cribs toppled over and hit EE's lower left leg. Employee later went to urgent care on June 4th an...
04/21/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A mechanic was clearing tools from an area where EE had just completed work on a Letourneau loader. When the mechanic picked up a pump assembly EE felt something protrude through EE's cut resistant gl...
04/09/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 271d lost Employee was packing a turbo drill and felt pain in their shoulder. Note: Employee DID NOT start missing work because of this incident until April 29, 2022.
02/21/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While pushing the HG drive the roof failed on the LW face from the HG shield 3 & 4 tips to the MG 2 motor and crusher throat to the block. Mining halted, air readings were taken and notification calls...
02/07/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost Employee felt pain in right knee while adjusting an external speaker. Was seen by the medical provider, released to full duty. Had 2 more follow-up visits then referred to an orthopedic doctor where a...
01/10/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While cutting out the TG during the 5th pass of the day, the roof failed on the LW face, above Shield 175 & 176, resulting in blocking travel off the TG. Mining halted, air readings were taken and not...
12/31/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None LW Shearer was cutting into the TG. Roof failed around 2 roof bolts, adjacent to Shield 176, the last shield on the face. Fall was estimated to be 4 ft. wide, 8 ft. long and 8 ft. high. The entry rema...
10/12/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 77d lost, 77d restricted A chunk of coal slid down the ranging arm on the shearer, then fell off onto the walkway. Some pieces struck the employee on the top of EE's right foot, resulting in a fractured toe.
09/27/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Monday - Employee lifted a pin for a hydraulic cylinder from the ground, carried it to the truck, hauled it to the Weld Shop and handled it 2 more times. Tuesday EE started feeling discomfort. Wednesd...
09/09/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost Employee was throwing a rock out of the walkway on the longwall face when a rock fell out from between the shields causing injury to employee's foot.
08/01/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanics were loading a swing cylinder for a motor grader onto a pickup truck. One mechanic stumbled while moving it to the truck, causing the load to shift suddenly and the other end of the cylinder...
04/19/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking along the LW face. EE stepped down from the shield toes, onto the DA Relay bar. EE's foot slipped and EE fell, striking the side of EE's head against the base lift cylinder, causi...
03/24/2021 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee developed pain in neck and shoulders after about a week of carrying materials on shoulder. Employee sought medical evaluation on 3/24/2021 and was found to have inflammation of neck and shoul...
03/14/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 323d lost Fletcher operator attempted to pull in to XC-42, between 5 & 6 Entry, the Fletcher contacted the mobile dust pod already in that crosscut and also contacted an employee working on cleaning the Pod. Th...
03/10/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The Mine examiner noticed a roof fall had occurred in an entry adjacent to the examiner's normal route. It is unknown when this fall occurred. Intersection in East Mains, Entry #1, at Crosscut 49 had...
01/24/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 1d restricted Employee slipped while dismounting from a light truck. Leg slipped out from under employee, tried to catch self. Strained left leg & left shoulder.
08/12/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A safety chain had been installed as an anti-topple device for the walking gob-side walking shield. As the shield was being moved, the chain broke and a piece of it struck the EE in the face, causing...
07/26/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was helping attach Huesker mesh to the shield tips, in preparation for LW recovery. As EE stepped across the panline they felt a pinch in lower back. The following day EE was stiff and sore. EE was ex...
06/07/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE slipped and fell while walking from the shower to EE's locker, striking head on the floor, resulting in a laceration which required stitches.
03/20/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Preshift examiner stopped at XC-49 to examine a temporary fuel storage unit. While there they heard the roof working. Examiner moved outby the area and called the Responsible Person to report the need...
02/04/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 54d restricted While dismounting from a piece of equipment in the shop, a miner twisted a knee. Miner was evaluated by an off-site medical professional and was released to return to duty. An MRI test was conducted l...
01/16/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 142d restricted Employee injured a shoulder while replacing a component on a LeTourneau loader. A MRI was conducted later on identified a torn rotator cuff. Surgical repair completed on March 10, resulting in this be...
09/02/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 135d restricted On 9/02/19 the employee felt a pop in EE's shoulder while changing a tire on the small water truck. On 9/03/2019 the employee was seen at the medical provider and placed on restricted duty.
07/19/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Day shift employee while getting tools ready for work picked up the tool bag and felt a pinch in back with a sharp pain. Reported it to supervisor, an EMT checked employee out, and employee was brough...
07/19/2019 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost While assisting another miner unhook a trailer, the injured miner's foot was caught between the trailer tongue and the hitch on the tow unit. The injured worker is a Dependent Contractor, reporting to...
07/11/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee injured shoulder while lifting the cover off of the 8MVA PC in LW-404. The employee was examined and released to duty that day. An MRI was conducted later on and indicated surgery would be ne...
06/11/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted While tensioning truss cables, used in the Minova In-Roof truss system, using the truss gun one of the truss shoes broke free from the roof causing the truss gun, cable and dog bone keepers to fall an...
05/10/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing on Shield 176 and was operating the pan push function, using the in-shield controls. EE left hand was resting on the gob wing. As the TG drive pushed forward, ee middle finger on...
04/02/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted An employee came to work on April 8th, stating they had hurt their back on April 2 or 3rd. They had not reported anything to anyone until that time. The employee was seen at Reliance Medical on April...
03/25/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A miner was working in the Longwall Tailgate, removing Backflow ventilation structures. As EE was cutting the ties holding the top rails, EE reached up to cut off the brace and when EE cut the tie, th...
02/27/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A surface operator reported seeing smoke rising from near the reclamation area and ash dump. Foreman found that some spontaneous combustion of some coal material in the spoil had occurred and sent doz...
09/26/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 57d restricted An employee injured an arm on 9/26/2018. Employee did not receive treatment for this injury at that time. Later on they had an MRI indicating a muscle tear and received surgery on 11/08/2018. The inci...
09/14/2018 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Roving Security Officer reported flames on the northeast side of the stockpile. No surface production personnel available during graveyard shift. None scheduled to arrive until 6:00 am. Fire was repor...
09/07/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While operating dozer, it hit a rough spot while changing, jolted the operator around causing pain in lower back.
08/28/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The driver was driving on a raised dirt road when the berm of the road broke and the mixer truck went over the edge. The truck rolled onto its side. The driver was taken to the hospital and received...
08/17/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 65d restricted Employee was injured when ee tried to lift a 25 lb block of oak up onto the stageloader. As ee lifted, the block struck against the corner of the SL, causing a shock load to right arm. EE felt a pop a...
06/01/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a utility knife to remove a hose from an air pump, enough force was applied by the injured employee, to break the blade of the utility knife. A piece of the broken blade remained in the ho...
02/06/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 3d restricted Employee's back became stiff and sore after several shifts of replacing/repairing overhead lights around the facility. On February 6th the employee's back went into a spasm while ee was at lunch. Infl...