Tyree Mine — Accidents

Total: 33 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/22/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Employee was standing in an intersection when the continuous miner conveyor tail come into contact with the roof, which lodged a foreign obstruction into employee's eye. Employee was taken to an optom...
10/28/2024 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has worked underground for 41 years. Employee has presented the company with a positive Chest Radiograph Classification form (B-reading).
08/12/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Employee stated was packing tools across the section while doing maintenance. EE twisted knee and felt a sharp pain in the right knee.
04/17/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost Attempting to loosen a hydraulic fitting and felt something pop in EE's shoulder.
04/10/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non injury roof fall has occurred in the 1 right bleeder panel off the 2 NW Submains. The fall was discovered while doing a weekly exam. The fall is approximately 30ft long 18ft wide and 4ft thick....
10/02/2023 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Employee was kneeling down to pick up a belt rail and felt knee pop and felt a sharp pain in knee.
09/15/2023 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was standing in belt line entry preparing to belt up and was observing the area when a piece of the rib rolled out striking the employee on the right foot.
08/09/2023 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was handling an energized cable and was shocked. Employee was released by Dr. on 08/10/2023 but did not return to work until 08/13/2023 due to company policies.
06/15/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was attempting to align section belt just outby the section tailpiece. EE was hammering on a bottom roller hanger and a foreign object entered the corner of EE's eye underneath the glasses.
05/23/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Moving a roll of belt
05/05/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee was attempting to cross the belt line and had one leg crossed over and they under estimated the distance to the mine floor while the other leg was still on the belt and their leg impacted the...
04/28/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee was installing bottom rollers alone and when EE lifted the roller to place it in the hanger, EE felt a sharp pain in EE's back.
03/09/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 99d lost Employee was dragging a pull chain and while walking, they hit their head on a low area of the mine roof, resulting in a stubbed neck.
02/27/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost The injured employee was sitting between two toolboxes eating lunch. A diesel scoop came up the roadway with a load of belt structure. As the scoop backed up into a crosscut the scoop hit a pothole in...
02/07/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee was changing shuttle car tire. Employee put bar under tire to raise up tire and rim to place on wheel assembly. When employee pulled up on the lifting or pry bar, employee felt a pain in lowe...
11/02/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None GI employee helping load supplies onto roof bolting machine. The employee was wearing thin mechanic gloves. As the employee pulled a box of glue onto the machine EE hit EE's middle finger on EE's Rt....
10/19/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost The employee was in the No. 1 entry at Survey Station # 1149 pulling on water line when they slipped and fell landing on Right Arm and hand.
04/11/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was throwing trash from a scoop bucket to a loader bucket to be hauled to the dumpster. When doing so, EE grabbed a metal oil can lid with jagged edges. The lid cut EE's 5th digit on right hand.
04/07/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost EE was standing in the intersection of the #4 entry. The bolt machine backed out and turned right handed sharply to go through 4 right. When doing so, the rear end of the bolt machine came around quic...
12/28/2021 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee's last work day was 12/04/2019. The employee was diagnosed with (CWP) Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis. The information was made available to the company on 12/28/2021.
12/28/2021 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The last workday for the employee was 12/4/2019. The employee was diagnosed with (CT) Cumulative Trauma. The information was made available in the company on 12/28/2021.
10/21/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost Employee was pulling a piece of belt with vise grips when the belt got caught on something, over extended EE's arm and shoulder causing a pop in EE's left shoulder and pain in EE's arm.
08/09/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The roof fall happened at the face area on MMU 003, crosscut #17, in the #3 entry. The fall was directly outby the MRS machines and was approximately 40' long 6' thick and 12' wide. The reason for the...
07/14/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was picking up a mantrip with a loader, and the loader caught the mantrip shed door causing it to spring back striking the employees right leg.
07/10/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the #2 entry at crosscut #2 along, 2 NW Submain. The fall is approximately 20ft. long by 20ft. wide by 8ft. long.
02/28/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-Injury Roof Fall occurred in the No. 1 entry just inby x-cut No. 9 on the 003-0 MMU on the 1st Rt. Panel off the 2NW Mains during retreat mining trapping a Mobile Roof Support Machine (MRS).
12/02/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF A MAN TRIP OUTSIDE WHEN EE TWISTED EE'S LOWER BACK
05/07/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mashed left ring finger while striking a waterline with a hammer. EE received pins and stitches on left hand for the injury
04/15/2019 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee walked into Roof bolt plate and it struck EE in the forehead.
03/12/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 132d lost Employee was re-changing a piece of high voltage cable when EE felt a sharp pain in the left shoulder.
11/01/2018 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had a hand on the pinner when there was a power surge due to a storm. The surge blew a lightning arrester and sent the energy through the mine and through the roof bolting machine shocking th...
07/04/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was walking to shuttle car when EE hit head on the brow.
09/03/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 207d lost PUSHING UP A BOLT. THE WRENCH TURNED AND MASHED LEFT HAND.