Shoal Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,534 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/19/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost Employee was dropping a bottom belt roller. Employee pulled on the roller to try and break free and in the process EE tore EE's right bicep tendon.
12/14/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was observing another employee removing hoses from shield leg on a longwall face and accidentally got hit in the face by the hose when it was removed causing injury.
12/14/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee was backing up shearer and a rock slid over the top of the shearer striking the employee in the arm and leg.
12/13/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall Occurred at J-1 entry gate road XC 41-42.5
11/19/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee tripped over a hose EE was changing and stepped awkwardly on EE's ankle fracturing EE's fibula.
11/12/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 257d lost Employee was retrieving belongings out of back of mantrip. Employee in another mantrip inadvertently hit the wrong direction on the mantrip EE was operating, striking the employee with the mantrip.
11/12/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was retrieving belongings out of back of mantrip. Employee in another mantrip inadvertently hit the wrong direction on the mantrip that employee was operating striking the employee with the m...
10/21/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost IE was hanging HV cable on the monorail. IE was underneath christmas tree and trolly hook straightened out dropping on employee's shoulder.
10/10/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above anchorage occurred in the J-1 #2 Entry between 39.5XC and 42.5XC.
09/14/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was conducting pre-shift down towards tail gate and a rock fell between the shields striking employee on their hand.
09/08/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IE was hanging high volt cable and was tightening down strap. IE hand slipped off of strap and high volt nip struck employee in the chin causing a laceration.
09/01/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Piece of rock fell out of the roof striking employee on right arm causing a small laceration.
07/20/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost Employee riding with foot hanging outside mantrip. Employee's foot was fractured from a standing timber when mantrip pulled into XC to get out of the way from another piece of equipment.
07/15/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Main Hoist went down due to overtrip fault.
07/13/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above anchorage occurred in the #2 entry of J-0 at 30XC.
07/13/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above anchorage occurred in the #2 entry of J-0 at 29XC.
06/16/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Old elevator went down with a bad door latch.
06/08/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Main Hoist went down with an electrical problem.
06/06/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was coupling together a hose above EE's head. One end of the hose slipped out of EE's hand striking employee on the front tooth. Employee's tooth was chipped during the incident.
05/05/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was riding to bottom and was struck by a piece of rock on the right arm causing an abrasion. Employee received stitches for the cut.
04/26/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Employee was filling dust tank with rock dust hose. Employee removed hose from tank while it was still under pressure and hose struck employee's left thumb causing a fracture.
04/18/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Input card for electric motor failed.
04/18/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Main hoist down due to surface power issues.
04/13/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Main hoist down due to power issues on surface.
03/30/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Slope hoist is down due to being cited for the main drum brake.
03/22/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Main Hoist lost power due to storm knocking power.
03/17/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Main Hoist went down with hydraulic motor fault
02/08/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was using a washdown hose and when the hose became pressurized. Employee didn't have control of the hose and hose started whipping around striking employee in the left eye causing bruising.
01/06/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occurred above anchorage at West Mains Left 59XC
12/28/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 319d lost Carrying and moving belt structure employee's right knee buckled.
12/09/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost Employee was pulling with a chain. The chain link broke and struck employee in right calf.
11/24/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Employee was pulling shields when a rock rolled off between the shields striking employees foot. Employee suffered a fracture foot due to being struck.
10/16/2021 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee was filling a scrubber tank with a water hose. The pressure of the hose surged and starting whipping around striking employee in the head and causing a laceration.
09/24/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above anchorage occurred on 09/24/2021 in J-entry #2 and #3 entries between XC 9-11.
08/22/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occurred at West Mains panel crosscut 62 between #4 and #5 headings.
08/18/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted Employee was moving a piece of rock out of the way and the edge of the rock cut employees hand causing EE to receive 3 sutures.
08/10/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A reportable Roof fall occurred in the I-5 #1 entry at crosscut 26. The roof fall fell above the anchored support and MSHA was notified.
07/02/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #7 Escape hoist had to be taken out of service due to maintenance issues.
06/21/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Camp Creek portal main hoist had to be taken out of service due to maintenance issues.
06/18/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 100d lost IE was loading timbers on a ride when EE's foot slipped causing EE to lose balance while holding a timber. When EE tensed up to stop self from falling, EE felt a sharp pain in the back.
04/26/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Camp Creek portal main hoist was taken out of service for the drum brake test failing and the gate interlock not functioning on April 26th at 3:15 pm.
01/24/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The small two-man hoist located at the Camp Creek portal was taken out of service due to a bad place found in the hoisting cable during the required yearly x-ray of the hoisting rope that was conducte...
10/05/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A reportable roof fall above the primary support anchorage was discovered at approx. 6pm on 10/5/2020 by an electrical supervisor troubleshooting a tracking problem on West Mains. The fall extends fro...
09/30/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 50d lost I.E. sustained amputations to the ring, middle and index fingers of the left hand while in the process of lifting a Longwall Gate Shield tip up. The fingers were caught between the shield canopy and a...
09/12/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Employee sustained injuries to the tip of the right index finger while removing belt structure. The finger became caught between a belt rail and spreader bar causing a fracture and avulsion.
09/11/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Power surge causing circuit breaker to blow on hoist.
09/11/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The escape hoist at North Mains XC66, which is not used as a primary or secondary escapeway, went down with a fault that the outside electrician was not able to clear. The control room operator notifi...
09/08/2020 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was struck by stored pressure, while removing a return plug from the PTO port on a LW shield. The pressure took off a 1"" wide by 3"" long top of layer of skin.
09/05/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During daily hoist examination, the Temperature RTD sensor failed causing hoist to shut itself down.
08/12/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost I.E. was picking up old belt structure, slipped and fell injuring both knees.