Skyline Mine #3 — Accidents

Total: 212 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/28/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Miner was stepping down a ladder and received a Jones Fracture to EE's left foot as EE transferred EE's weight.
09/01/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was standing on the roof bolter. While moving the hung miner cable by hand, they lost balance falling backwards hitting the drill mast, resulting in a 1-inch laceration on the right side...
08/30/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On 08/30/2025 at 14:15 pm a roof fall was discovered in the intersection of crosscut 17 #2 entry in 12 right tailgate. It was determined at that time the roof fall was above the anchor point for the p...
07/08/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Working in a 2-man crew, driller opened rod clamp while chuck was not engaged with 300 ft of drill rod in the horizontal borehole. Water flow from the borehole pushed the free rods backwards into the...
06/27/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost On 6/27/2025 EE was hit by a softball size piece of coal coming off shearer drum. CT scan was negative, and EE returned to work. On 7/5/2025 EE was diagnosed with pleurisy. Workers Comp investigated a...
05/10/2025 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While Climbing off the machine, Employee Placed EE's right hand on the engine cover Resulting in EE's fingers contacting the cooling fan.
05/05/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None While pulling old conveyor belt off and pulling new one on the a frame pulled loose landing on employee's foot, this caused two metatarsal fractures.
03/12/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost Employees were loading a butterfly valve onto an underground truck. The valve shifted and accidentally rolled onto employee's hand that was on the bed of the truck. Employee pulled EE's hand out from...
03/05/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Surface Miner was walking to the forklift. EE stepped over something buried in the snow. When EE did, EE stepped on a belt bottom roller buried in the snow. EE fell back and to the side landing on a r...
02/18/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While troubleshooting fan shroud on equipment, Employees thumb was struck by fan.
02/10/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Once underground employee got out of mantrip to check equipment. When getting back in EE shut their thumb in the door.
07/21/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While traveling to check on pumps in 7Rt Bleeder, the roof fall was found.
07/02/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During the non-producing shift, 12RTG belt went off on remote. Miners walked the belt and found the roof fall on the belt.
03/25/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Surface Miner was trying to close a damaged roll up door. The door was tweaked so EE was trying to raise one side in order for door to be level. The door dropped onto a crib EE had placed under the do...
12/16/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning and working on beltline and smashed a finger while handling a belt roller.
11/15/2023 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None Seal #6 in the Mine 2 West Mains failed due to water impounding behind seal
10/23/2023 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 104d lost Employee suffered a stroke while walking in the beltline. They later suffered a severe stroke at the hospital. Mine investigation determined it was a personal medical incident.
04/17/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The top in front of the end tailgate shield and in the immediate tailgate entry of the 11RT longwall section fell and restricted the airflow below the required minimum quantities. MSHA's hotline was c...
01/29/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 4:00 pm January 29, our longwall Tailgate had closed off enough that we needed to go on our Longwall Tailgate Blockage Plan. Field Office Manager was contacted. A field inspector came...
12/26/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost EE could see a cable could be hit by the loader bucket. EE stepped alongside the bucket to quickly move cable. The bucket slid to EE's side and struck EE's ankle. EE received a fractured ankle.
12/13/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost Employee fell from the bed of a supply truck while pulling a roll of lay flat waterline off a pallet. Employee braced the fall with right hand and this resulted in a hurt shoulder. Employee was taken...
12/12/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned tailgate blockage at the tailgate drive area of the longwall face that impedes passage from the face and into the tailgate entry. K-Order 9157666 was issued and Skyline's tailgate blockag...
09/27/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee held onto the end of a cap piece while jaws on can setter closed. The tip of right hand thumb was pinched.
09/10/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Employee was throwing a crib behind a steel set leg and pinched right hand pinkie finger between the crib and the steel set leg. Employee was wearing cut resistant gloves. This incident resulted in a...
08/15/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While traveling into 7RT Bleeder, roof fall was found. The top at crosscut 18 had weakened and fell. The measurements are 20 feet wide, 20 feet long, and 10 feet high at the middle of the fall. Area i...
08/13/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was hand unloading face conveyor flyghts that were brought in to section in back of dodge truck. As EE was putting flyghts in jaws of the can setter, their index finger was pinched. This caused a f...
08/11/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Water Supervisor found this roof fall at 6:30 am while investigating a water issue. This intersection was mined 5+ years ago. This intersection has little to no water in the roof strata. Roof conditio...
08/03/2022 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was hanging bolter cable in the last open crosscut. Outby approximately 250 feet the 4 inch discharge water pipe came unhooked from the roof and fell. It dominoed inby striking EE on the shoulder....
05/31/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Directly in front of shields 1, 2, and 3, the immediate roof fell. The roof fall area was approximately 20' X 20' X 10' high. This fall was from the shield tips to the already loose top that had sat d...
05/21/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 5/21/2022 EE slipped and twisted knee. EE was taken to the hospital and X-Ray was negative. EE returned to work and has continued to come to work. An MRI was 6/9/2022 and the results show a straine...
04/12/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 141d lost Injured was polishing a 22"" long, 2"" in diameter pin on the shop lathe. EE was using a 4 foot long piece of emery cloth. When the emery cloth was worn, EE choked up on one end of the emery cloth to...
04/11/2022 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None In a 48 hour timeframe we had a 350hp pump failure at XC87 an 200hp sump failure at XC5 in SM1. These failures allowed water to flow to the SM1 seals. Once the water roofed out in XC6 in SM1, normal v...
04/06/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were removing a Kennedy Stopping with a mandoor. Injured employee was holding the mandoor with right hand as the clips on the cross bars were being removed. When the clips on the panel next...
03/31/2022 MACHINERY ACCIDENT ONLY None 10RT Longwall encountered low air velocity at the Tailgate. A 103(K) order was issued and a low velocity plan was submitted and approved.
03/31/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Pumper going in to North Mains water handling location found roof had fallen. It was in the roadway along the old east mains. This area has not had active mining for many years. The location was suppo...
03/05/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost The shear cut through a fracture zone where sandstone is falling out 3-4', shield 15 to 27. The face sloughed out enough that a tall pile of material was between the conveyor and the face. There was m...
02/18/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Intake CFM and face velocities required in Skyline's base plan still cannot be acquired. A new lowered intake CFM and face velocity plan was approved from MSHA to continue mining.
02/09/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Intake CFM and face velocities required in Skyline's base plan still cannot be acquired. A new lowered intake CFM and face velocity plan was approved from MSHA to continue mining.
01/28/2022 MACHINERY ACCIDENT ONLY None Intake CFM and face velocities required in Skyline's base plan still cannot be acquired. A new lowered intake CFM and face velocity plan was approved from MSHA to continue mining.
01/24/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Enough roof and rib fell in the longwall tailgate that egress off the face was not possible and needed intake air and face velocities could not be acquired. Field office was notified and a low intake...
01/13/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Bolter operator was pushing the end of a mat up to wire it in place so a bolt could be installed. Operator was pushing up with their head while wiring. The mat slipped off operator's hardhat and fell...
01/09/2022 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Surface miner was on foot under BC20 reclaim belt looking to see if the de-icer sprays were working. A small piece of coal fell from between the spill plate and the chain link fence and struck EE on t...
12/28/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Enough roof and ribs fell in the longwall tailgate that needed Intake CFM and face velocities could not be reached. A low intake and face velocity plan was approved from MSHA to continue mining.
12/23/2021 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 188d lost A severe floor heave occurred 100' outby the LW face in the intake. In addition to the floor heave, the pillar rib burst. There were three miners at the end of the can line. One miner received fractur...
12/23/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof in the longwall tailgate fell enough that egress off the tailgate face was restricted. Field office was notified and tailgate blockage was implemented.
12/23/2021 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was waiting for equipment at the end of the intake canline. The floor heaved and the rib blew out. Miner was hit by something and received a cut to head, just above the ear.
09/17/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Top weakened and fell on the 9RT Longwall belt. Fall was 25 foot long X 19 foot wide, and 7 to 11 foot high.
09/15/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While unloading a pump out of the back of a pickup truck, the pump slid to the side. The tip of the miner's middle right hand finger was pinched. This resulted in 8 stitches.
08/30/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a handheld cordless bandsaw to cut rib bolt into 1 foot lengths. EE was holding the bolt with the left hand and was using the saw with the right hand. When the blade contacted the bolt, i...
06/14/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was found in primary escapeway in 7RT Bleeder. Fall was not above the anchor zone. Bolts broke at 3 foot level. It did not affect ventilation. Size was 17 feet X 17 feet X 3 foot high