Tunnel Ridge Mine — Accidents

Total: 495 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/21/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was prepping a roof strap to place in the plank jacks. The strap was lying on the continuous mining machine. The strap began to slide. The employee grabbed the end of the strap and the moment...
06/20/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall measuring approximately 52 ft. long by 16 ft. wide by up to 8 ft. above anchorage occurred in the #1 entry 3-way intersection at 85 wall in the 2 Left gate section. The fall enc...
06/18/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As EE's partner was lowering drill steels out of the mine roof with an air drill, the injured employee went to grab the steels not realizing they had separated in the roof. The top steel fell from the...
06/14/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was exiting the cab of the CAT 980M end loader located at the Battle Run supply yard. They missed a step while climbing down the ladder and fell backwards, bumping their head on the ground.
06/14/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A dome shaped unplanned roof fall measuring approximately 20 ft. long by 16 ft. wide by up to 6 ft. above anchorage occurred in the East Mains 3 #2 entry at 23 wall. The roof fall is in an area of hig...
05/31/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A dome shaped unplanned roof fall measuring approximately 30 ft. long by 16 ft. wide by up to 7 ft. above anchorage occurred in the #2 entry 4-way intersection at 80 wall in the 2 Left gate section.
05/30/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 103d lost Employee was carrying a hydraulic hose down the longwall face and slipped on gob, straining right knee. EE worked EE's regular schedule through 06/05/2024. EE was initially seen at a treatment facilit...
05/29/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee strained lower back while helping hang a ventilation tube.
05/24/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 91d lost The injured employee, an experienced continuous miner operator, was on the off-side of the miner at the bolter station to help troubleshoot why the ATRS jack would not lower. As the IE bent over to lo...
05/22/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 202d lost, 18d restricted EE was carrying a cobra drill out of work area. Upon getting ready to go through a mandoor EE threw down the drill with the wrench still in the chuck of the drill. As doing so the drill wrench bounced...
05/06/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was bolting off the continuous mining machine. Just after EE placed a roof strap in the plank jack, a rock measuring approx. 65"" L x 30"" W x 12"" thick fell from the corner and struck EE in...
04/25/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was at the control box of a longwall shield and a rock kicked out from the running face and struck EE in the left side near the hip, and EE's left elbow.
04/04/2024 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost The miner crew was mining crosscut 3 to 2. The back bumper of the miner was positioned near the inby corner of the crosscut. As the employee reached for the lever to lower the ATRS jack, the rib rolle...
03/28/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a shield wash down hose to clean off rear ram jack pins. EE went to turn the hose off with EE's right hand and the hose, still under pressure, slid through EE's left hand and struck...
02/27/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was side bolting off the continuous miner. As EE was using the drill pot to push a bolt into the hole, the bolt bent, pinching EE's right hand between the bolt and the bolter mast.
01/29/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall at or above the anchorage point occurred at the face of the #1 entry of the 1 Left miner unit. The fall measured 48 ft. L x 16 ft. wide x 7 ft. high.
01/21/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost A mechanic was using a hydraulic bit puller to remove inserts on the cutter head of a continuous mining machine. Approximately eight (8) feet away, the injured employee was installing new inserts. As...
01/18/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was kneeling in concrete for an extended period of time performing finishing work in a water ring. This action resulted in concrete burns to the miners right and left knee.
01/12/2024 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned ignition occurred on the 1 Left gate section while mining in the face of the #2 entry.
12/22/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a sledgehammer to knock down a block wall. Several blocks were already out of the wall. They swung the sledge at the wall and missed. The momentum of the swing caused their left han...
12/21/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was helping set the section tailpiece. The roof anchor clamp slipped causing the anchor to flip up and hit them in the chest.
12/12/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost Employee picked up an empty wooden pallet and felt a painful ""pop"" in right bicep.
12/11/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lacerated left hand on a piece of banding while trying to free a bundle of wedges that was stuck between two pallets.
11/27/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was tandem lifting 15 pieces of roof mesh over the miner slack with another employee and felt a ""pop"" in their lower back.
11/22/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee was lowering the drill steel after completing a hole and the wrench came out of the pot and struck them on the right cheek, just below their safety glasses.
11/18/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a utility knife to cut mine belt. The knife slipped, slicing EE's left thumb.
11/18/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a utility knife to cut a piece of mine belt and sliced their left pinky finger.
11/17/2023 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While working in the shaft miner twisted which caused pain in their right knee.
10/31/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was using a utility knife to remove electrical tape from coiled up hydraulic hoses. The knife slipped, lacerating EE's left thumb.
10/27/2023 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None The 1 Left mining crew had an unintentional encounter with the West Center Leg of the abandoned CBM well No. NV99.
10/27/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping install the headgate spray arm. The spray arm slipped out of the receiver and fell, pinching EE's left hand between the spray arm and rack bar.
10/26/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 142d lost Employee rolled right ankle while dragging a cable. EE rolled it again later in the shift while fire bossing.
10/18/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 104d lost Employee was walking alongside a scoop car, tripped on a rock, and fell, jamming EE's left wrist on the mine floor. EE continued working the utility position until being placed on a 5-pound restrictio...
10/11/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was setting the starting ring in place when the bell rope (metal) triangle lodged between the ring and panning tin. Rope tension caused the metal triangle to spring and strike the miner in t...
10/02/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was operating a scoop to off-load a loaded belt structure sled from a supply car. The sled got bound up. When it freed, the scoop bounced causing the employee to hit the top of EE's head on t...
10/02/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee was drilling a bolt hole. Employee drilled the first two steels without incident. As employee was adding the third steel the coupler between the first two steels caught the roof strap, breaki...
09/15/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee was helping drag hi-line slack for a VCB and twisted their knee awkwardly while pulling. EE continued working until 11/20/2023 and had the knee surgically repaired on 11/21/2023.
09/12/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall at or above the anchorage point occurred on the East Mains 2 belt entry at 60 crosscut. The fall measured approximately 42 ft. L x 16 ft. W x 7 ft. H.
09/05/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Employee was tramming shuttle car from the feeder to the face in the #3 entry of the 2 Right section and hit a hole. The force of hitting the hole bounced EE out of the seat and EE hit head on the can...
08/25/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was doing metal fabrication work and a metal shard got behind EE's safety glasses and into their eye. The shard was removed by a treatment facility and antibiotic eye medication was prescribe...
08/11/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to loosen a 3/4"" fitting on a locomotive using two wrenches. One of the wrenches slipped and EE's hand contacted the metal stop for the engine cover lid, causing a laceration.
08/08/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was installing roof bolts with another contract employee. They were using a Cobra drill. While drilling, a large rock fell from the top. The rock glanced off the employee's chest then struck...
08/07/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was hanging 4"" waterline with another employee & felt pain in their ribs. EE worked the next scheduled shift, but the pain did not improve. EE reported for work the next day and was transpor...
08/02/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee started to drill a new bolt hole and some small particle foreign material fell from the top and got behind employee's glasses and into the left eye, causing a scratch. Employee was prescribed...
07/25/2023 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was pinning the belt together after a belt move. EE stood up and turned, striking EE's head on the foot of a piece of hanging belt structure.
07/22/2023 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 14d restricted Employee's foot was pinched between the bucket counterweight and bucket stop because they neglected to engage the bail stop during the mucking process.
07/20/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had drilled the first steel into the roof. They reached for the finishing steel and it was stuck between the bolt tray and ATRS. When it came loose, the steel flipped up and struck them in th...
07/17/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost Employee was helping pull broken cat pads back around the crawler frame of the longwall tailpiece. A 2-ton come-a-long was being used to pull the cats. The come-a-long chain, still securely fastened o...
06/19/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 135d lost Employee was bolting off the miner. EE was placing a roof strap in the strap jacks and felt discomfort in EE's right shoulder. Later in the shift EE felt a ""pop"" in the same shoulder while getting a...
06/13/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was tramming the off-standard shuttle car and hit a rock in the haul road causing EE to hit the top of EE's head off the canopy, jamming neck.