Vail Mine — Accidents
Total: 13 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/06/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Patient was hanging line curtain when EE's feet got tangled in it causing EE to fall. EE fell into the side of a scoop battery causing a laceration and broken nose |
| 05/13/2025 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 63d lost | A piece of draw rock approx. 2' x 54"" x 2"" thick fell out between bolts striking the miners right shin area possibly breaking EE's tibia |
| 07/24/2024 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Roof fall occurred in #4 entry at the #44 crosscut on the ""A"" Mains. The fall was in the intersection on the #4 entry travel way. |
| 02/21/2024 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 293d lost | miner was exiting the Johnson Mantrip when they stood up off of it their right knee twisted and hyperextended. |
| 06/27/2023 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Torqueing a flywheel on incline shaker screen at prep plant. work location outdoors. Weather: light rain. Torque wrench slipped out of grip of employee while on flywheel nut while under tension, spinn... |
| 02/24/2023 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 87d lost | a johnson mantrip with 2 passengers was coming out from 2 section when a johnson mantrip carrying 1 passenger was going into 1 section. the outgoing mantrip came around a turn and was hit in the left... |
| 09/14/2021 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Lifting a roll of belting onto structure. Was lifting with the belt winding wood and smashed right middle finger between the wood and the metal structure resulting in 7 stitches. |
| 05/26/2020 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was bending a 6' resin bolt when a hand slipped off causing the bolt to strike their mouth. |
| 10/14/2019 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | roof fall on C-2 Butt #18-#19 crosscut #4 entry approx. 25' long and 8'-10' high |
| 01/11/2019 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Mechanics had removed the canopy extensions from the #2 twin boom. While putting it back together, ee had hand on top of the canopy jack. Another mechanic didn't know this and raised the jack, smashin... |
| 04/20/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 2d lost, 69d restricted | The miner was adding belt to the low structure. The tail was pushed before the miner had his rail out causing the low structure to push towards the rib. The miner was kneeling down and the low structu... |
| 09/17/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 29d lost | Employee was spotting low structure. When he went to throw a piece he struck his right pointer and right middle finger on another piece of structure laying there lacerating his middle finger and smash... |
| 01/15/2013 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 79d lost, 57d restricted | The miner was walking to get to the section and said he slipped on a rock and twisted and then fell to the ground possibly onto another rock landing directly on his hip |