Shoals Mine — Accidents

Total: 64 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/15/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Telehandler operator picked up a bundle of 20' x 6"" c-channel. The c-channel began to slide from the end of the forks toward the mass of the telehandler. The IE, who was near the telehandler, attempt...
04/25/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoist operator reported a chute issue. Production supervisor was notified at 9:18AM that maintenance was going to check the chute. The time reached the 30 minute mark at 9:48AM and an evacuation o...
01/15/2025 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None During an MSHA inspection of the ""HP7 area"", H2S gas was found near barricade points from the water containment area that fluctuated under and over 25 ppm around the barricade. A ""K"" order was iss...
11/05/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoistman said around 6:35a.m. smoke came out of an electrical box under the hoist control station. One of the switches/relays had caught fire. The hoistman immediately put out the small electrical fir...
10/14/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoistman reported that when they went to bring the cage down, the controls didn't work. They tried to perform a ""soft reset"". That didn't clear the faults. We didn't have an electrician on the prop...
10/14/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist operator reported that the hoist operating system had faulted. This made the hoist inoperable. The ""on call"" electrician was notified and said they wouldn't be able to make it to mine within 3...
10/14/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During operation of hoisting rock, an encoder fault had occurred on the hoist, stopping operation. While trying to reset the fault by powering the system down per the instructions of the manufacturer,...
10/09/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist operator started hearing a noise around the drive motor area. They then shut the hoist down immediately until further investigation could be done. The call was made to go ahead and evacuate the...
09/26/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Mine 12-00427 evacuated the Mine on 9/27/24 immediately upon receiving confirmation from Frontier Kemper that the Quick Release Safety test procedure for the Skip #1 and Skip #2 were done incorrectly.
09/23/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The east gate solenoid valve failed causing the hoist man to switch to maintenance mode. The gate did not shut, causing rock to overflow into the skip and cause a pile at the bottom of the shaft. No...
12/12/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During an MSHA inspection the inspector found that the maintenance platform canopy was damaged. The mine took hoist out of service and evacuated the Mine.
09/12/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Loose guide structure was found on an inspection of the main shaft. The shaft was taken out of service so that the repairs could be made.
04/21/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During a test run of the escape shaft, an alarm was given, stating the cage was in over travel. The cage went to 387.5' and threw the alarm of over travel on the Tiley system, the appropriate stop is...
04/08/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The escape shaft was found to be in over travel. The cage was found to be at 387', the normal position is 386'. The over travel was caught by the Tilley panel and an alarm was given. The cage did n...
03/10/2022 POWERED HAULAGE ACCIDENT ONLY None Supervisor was moving rock to top of stockpile when trying to fill in a low spot at the edge of the berm. Made decision to use the loader parallel with the berm and got to close too the fresh fill on...
12/14/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Escape hoist had an interlock for down stop preventing the hoist from normal operation. The hoist had tripped the magnetic down stop switch at the mining level but did not return back to the normal po...
08/10/2021 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 8d lost Reported COVID-19 symptoms on 8/10. Self-administered a home test that night which was positive. Felt exposure came from a co-worker. That individual was tested for COVID-19 with a negative result. S...
06/13/2021 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None The Mine was experiencing high levels of H2S gas and a inundation of water at HP7 and 96 (containment site) as well as HP5 off 86 (sump) and other areas of the mine downwind of these locations. The Mi...
02/17/2021 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None Duke Energy utility pole that has a small can transformer and a capacitor bank mounted to it was arcing at the base of the pole which caused the utility pole to catch fire at the base of the utility p...
01/07/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 41d restricted Employee was using a pry bar to remove a loader tire from the rim the bar slipped. Employee stepped backwards, and when EE did EE stepped onto the fork of a fork truck behind EE. The fork had mud on i...
12/16/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted Mechanic placed hand in a pinch point between cylinder & pick attachment. Pick was not supported & shifted, pinching mechanic's thumb. Pick was moved to release the mechanic's thumb. The thumb receive...
05/25/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None For unknown reason the Main hoist would not run. The Miners evacuated via the air/escape shaft. The electricians found the problem to be a loose end coder switch
10/31/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None For an unknown reason, the air shaft escape hoist failed to operate. The mine was evacuated and after an electrician performed maintenance on a relay switch, the hoist became operable.
08/04/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrician pulled a fuse on the Tube Mill in the Mill Kettle building. When he pulled the fuse, it tripped the power to the plant rendering the main hoist inoperable. The miners evacuated via the air...
12/03/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Phase fault occurred causing the mine escape shaft hoist inoperable. It was found that the cause was related to a dirty contact in a switch.
12/15/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The main shaft hoist power kicked out after the second man trip was 20' below surface level. The electricians and programmers found that 3 electrical contacts were bad in 2 emergency stop switches. On...
11/18/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The ABB hoist power convertor kicked out and the hoistman could not reset the device. An electrician came over to trouble shoot the problem and found that a relay had dirty contacts. After resetting t...
05/09/2011 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Noise induced hearing loss(standard threshold shift).
03/14/2011 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to step up onto the rear step of the powder wagon. As he did, his foot slipped and he felt a slight sensation in his left hip area. The slip was contributed to mud on the step...
09/11/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Uneven ground/pot hole. Individual twisted his ankle and fell to the ground. The accident was not reported until the end of the shift. Initial doctor visit required no treatment or follow up. On...
07/12/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Noise Induced Hearing Loss(Standard Threshold Shift Change)
05/17/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Noise induced hearing loss(Standard Threshold Shift Change).
05/03/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During a routine inspection of the Mine Air/escape shaft hoist, it failed to energize for additional testing. After contacting an electrician, diagnosis showed a stop relay switch failed to reset aft...
02/01/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During a routine inspection of the escape hoist, a large piece of ice was noticed on the mine guide that prevented use of the shaft. The mine was immediately evacuated and MSHA was contacted. The mine...
12/10/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee incurred a Standard Threshold Shift Change hearing loss in the Right Ear.
11/05/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During a routine inspection of the airshaft, mine supervision attempted to activate the escape hoist. Upon activating the switch, the conveyance failed to move. Supervision contacted surface electrici...
10/22/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost A mechanic was attempting to access the hinge area of a scaling unit to fix hydraulic oil leak. He exited the cab and chose a path that lead him over the exhaust system, fender and other components....
06/29/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The mine was evacuated at 4:25 p.m. because the main hoist went down due to IO Module fault alarms. Electricians responded and contacted ABB service representatives. On vendor recommendation, a IO M...
06/28/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The main hoist went down due to fault alarms. Electrictions responded and reset the hoist. Crew returned to underground at 6:25 p.m.
06/27/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electronic drive on hoist kicked-out rendering the hoist inoperable. The Chief Electrician reset the breaker and power system and the hoist became operable. The situation will continue to be monitore...
08/23/2004 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The skip stuck open due to mud build up. This make the hoist inoperable.
07/22/2004 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A thunderstorm came through the area knocking out power to the Shoals Plant. The mine hoist was disabled. The mine evacuated due to only one means of entry/exit.
07/10/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The Mine Maintenance Supervisor was in the process of removing a chain that binds a double entry gate to the surface air shaft. As he was removing the chain, the back side of his right hand struck th...
07/03/2004 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The discharge chute below crusher became plugged. the skip was dumped at this time. a high-hopper level limit switch was tripped that disables the hoist. the mine was evacuated due to only one means o...
04/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee#1 & ee#2 were removing 90lb half moon shaped eccentric cover in preparation for new piece of installation. as the 2 ee's proceeded ee#1 was backing up to ascend a step & his pant leg got caughton t...
02/04/2004 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A JAMM OCCURRED IN THE DISCHARGE CHUTE AFTER THE SURFACE DOUBLE CRUSHER ROCK BACKED UP ALL THE WAY TO THE MAIN SKIP DISCHARGE HOPPER THE MAIN SKIPS WERE FULL AND THE HOIST-MAN WAS UNABLE TO DU MP THE...
10/18/2003 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None THE HOIST LOST ELECTRICLA POWER DUE TO THE 4160 VOLT STARTER COIL CONTACTS WERE BAD.
08/07/2003 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None THE HOIST LOST POWER AND THE MINE WAS EVACUATED. THE POWER OUTAGE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE HOIST MOTOR CONTROLS. THE CHIEF ELECTRICIAN WAS CALLED THE NEXT MORNING TO ASSESS THE SITUATIO...
07/08/2003 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None WE EXPERIENCED A LIGHTING STORM THAT CAUSED A POWER OUTAGE. THE HOISTE BREAKER TRIPPED BECAUSE OF THE STORM. THE HOISTEMAN TRIED TO RESET THE BREAKER, BUT IT WOULDN'T BECAUSE IT HAD BECOME OVE R HEATE...
06/04/2003 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None THE HOIST WAS SHUT DOWN AND LOCKED OUT BY 2ND SHIFT ELECTRICIAN TO PERFORM PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON THE MOTOR BRUSHES. WHEN MAINTENANCE WAS COMPLETE THE HOISTMAN TRIED TO ENERGIZE THE HOIST . THE H...