Shoal Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,534 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/22/2026 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None IE was changing a Lee Tram tire in the underground shop. IE was balancing tire in order to get the skid steer underneath the tire, and the operator bumped the tire causing it to fall on IE's right leg...
11/08/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost IE was helping repair a 4' heavy-duty hose that feeds the dewatering system's #7 shaker. IE was holding the hose when it shifted, striking and pinching IE's right pinky finger. IE was taken to emergen...
10/22/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost IE was traveling in the mine and the driver of the EDV cut a corner to close and struck a standing timber in the roadway. The IE's right forearm was struck causing a muscle strain. IE continued to wor...
10/07/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost IE was helping set feeder in place and had EE's foot underneath load end of feeder. IE's foot was smashed when feeder was set on the ground. IE was taken to emergency room where EE suffered two fractu...
09/03/2025 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None IE was walking in the belt entry and stepped awkwardly on a small rock. IE suffered a fracture on the outside of the right foot.
08/08/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None IE was doing normal work duties and felt pain in both shoulders. IE continued to work full duty up until December 5th and missed their first scheduled shift.
07/25/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost IE was moving a cable spool and felt a pain in lower left leg. IE was transported to emergency room and diagnosed with an Achilles heel tear to left leg.
07/18/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above anchorage fell at J-1 Gate Road entry #2 XC 10 and MSHA was notified
07/10/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None IW was shoveling belts and slipped. IE threw their shoulder backwards with shovel in it to catch themselves. When IE threw shoulder back, they heard a pop. IE was taken in for evaluation and when resu...
07/08/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None IE was cutting bottom and slowly trammed miner to the right. The miner cable loop rolled up and struck IE in the back of left knee. IE continued to work until 08/15/2025 where the MRI showed they had...
06/25/2025 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost IE was changing shearer bits on the Tailgate drum while kneeling on the ground. The rib sloughed off striking the employee knocking EE to the ground. IE was struck on left side of EE's body causing a...
05/23/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IE hanging high volt cable and hit right index finger on a roof bolt plate causing a laceration. IE received two stitches due to the laceration on their finger.
04/28/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost IE was walking down Longwall face and tripped over relay bar landing on their hand and causing Carpel Tunnel in their wrist. IE continued worked through the carpel tunnel until June 27th, 2025, when s...
04/05/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking the top cover off the driver to work on the gear box. The EE was positioning themselves by the machine when they slipped on a hose, which was on the ground, and fell forward. They...
03/17/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost Employee exiting out of skid steer stepped between the bucket and mast. IE's foot got stuck, and IE went forward fracturing left ankle.
02/20/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost IE was doing hoist check on Elevator and was walking down stairs and slipped catching themselves. IE pulled their shoulder in the process. The incident took place on 02/20/2025 and employee never mis...
02/11/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IE was setting a timber in the beltline. A piece of scale rock fell when EE was hammering in wedges striking the employee on the back of EE's head/neck area causing a laceration. IE received two stapl...
01/02/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost IE was assisting in moving the TG drive with 25X scoop. The metal forks slipped, and a sliver of metal stuck IE in the shin. IE removed the piece of metal and thought they would be ok. IE continued to...
12/12/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee walking down the stairs on NM #1 beltline. Employee slipped and fell landing on their left shoulder. IE continued to work normal shift until MRI was complete and determined EE would need surg...
12/12/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost IE was standing on relay bar clevis when the pan was pushed pressurizing relay bar and pushing IE's foot underneath step at Head gate smashing EE's foot causing a fracture to EE's left big toe. IE con...
09/14/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above anchorage occurred on the outby side of intersection at West Mains 58XC in the #1 entry.
08/30/2024 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 344d lost IE was installing rip pins in the CM section when the rib rolled striking the employee. IE suffered fracture to EE's hip and pelvis area.
08/29/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None High winds knocked power on surface causing power loss to the Main Hoist. Power was restored and hoist went back into operation.
06/24/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was learning how to lower a shield on LW tear down. The return gob side PTO line was missing staple holding hose in place. When the function was pushed, the hose came out of the PTO spraying...
06/17/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost IE was walking around belt winder and tripped over hoses connected to belt winder. EE stumbled and when EE went to catch self came down on EE's right foot awkwardly and fractured EE's metatarsal on EE...
04/14/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 325d lost IE slipped and fell on EE's left shoulder while rock dusting on an overcast area. The incident took place on 4-14-24 and employee continued to work through EE's scheduled workdays. Employee received a...
03/05/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost IE was getting into underground ride and slipped hitting IE's head on the top door frame jarring IE's neck causing a stinger down the shoulder blade. The incident occurred on 7-11-2023 and employee wa...
01/26/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost IE was retrieving shearer bits to service the shearer. IE grabbed a bucket with the left hand and when IE lifted the bucket, the lid popped off spilling the shearer bits onto EE's right hand fracturin...
12/03/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 134d lost IE was pre-shiftng LW face when IE tripped walking off the LW face. Employee went to catch self with right arm falling on it and sustained a fractured right shoulder.
11/17/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost IE was setting a timber and a piece of rock fell from the roof striking employee on the back of their neck causing a laceration resulting in sutures.
10/18/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Main hoist electrical disconnect wouldn't close to power up the hoist.
10/09/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was rolling up belt at the surface prep-plant with a belt winder. The belt winder came loose striking the employee on the shoulder and arm area.
10/09/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was rolling up conveyor belt at our surface location with a belt winder. The winder came loose striking the IE on top of hard hat causing laceration to the head area.
09/19/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Main hoist went down due to stabilizer breaking on North cage door.
08/12/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting in a belt frame and it accidentally fell and caught finger between the frame and a bolt for the structure.
08/09/2023 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost IE was taking apart dust line to unplug the line. The pressure of the host burst the line and struck employee's left elbow causing a fracture and triceps tear. Employee did not miss work until surgery...
08/07/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost power to surface areas causing the main hoist to be down.
08/07/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Blown fuse causing the main hoist to be down.
07/20/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Main hoist went down with low hydraulic pressure to the drum brake so brake would not release.
07/07/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall above anchorage occurred at the West Mains Left Roadway 56XC at approximately 12:09PM on 7/7/2023.
04/18/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IE employee was walking the warehouse yard conducting an audit on supplies needed ordered. A 1/4-inch nylon rope was sticking out from underneath a pallet and IE snagged their foot on the rope causing...
03/29/2023 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A thermal event occurred on the J-2 Longwall around Shield 125.
03/27/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee was traveling mine entrance road after shift was over and was struckby another vehicle coming down the mine entrance road.
03/02/2023 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost Employee working on a loader bucket stepped back on a rock and twisted ankle. Employee continued to work until MRI was done and Injury became reportable lost time on 04/10/2023. Employee suffered a te...
03/01/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost IE was putting a 4"" pipe together using a hammer. IE was swinging hammer towards EE's body and missed the pipe striking EE's left shin causing bruising.
02/28/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost IE was struck in foot by a rock during the mining cycle. The rock came over the sloughing plate. IE was taken in for X-rays and they were negative. IE was able to return to work and was waiting for MR...
02/27/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Main hoist went down with a bad transducer and accumulator.
02/12/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost IE was rib pinning citation area and when they brought the pot up it caught and smashed IE finger.
01/24/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above anchorage occurred in the North Mains Return just outby G-5 #2 Seal.
01/07/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Main Hoist went down with a bent door. Door was replaced and back in operation by 6:00PM.