American Soda LLC

Safety activity

1. accident2026-09-08220262570017

   MACHINERY · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

   Accident narrative

   Miner was advancing shields when the pin on the relay bar broke and struck the miner in the ankle causing a small fracture.

2. accident2026-07-18220262020012

   HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

   Accident narrative

   A roof bolter operator was exposed to fluid when a hydraulic hose was inadvertently actuated and fluid sprayed from a cut in the hose into the employee's left eye. The employee immediately irrigated the affected eye but continued to experience irritation. EE was subsequently evaluated at a medical clinic, where a foreign object was removed from the eye and prescribed antibiotics.

3. accident2026-05-23220261470001

   HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

   Accident narrative

   The operator was performing a wash-down using hot condensate when the hose split, resulting in second-degree burns to the chest area.

4. accident2025-12-19220253570010

   HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

   Accident narrative

   The separation of the rib/arch struck the employee

5. accident2025-11-04220253170606

   HOISTING · ACCIDENT ONLY

   Accident narrative

   While lifting the longwall crusher into the cage using the overhead crane, the crane faulted. Had to get equipment to replace the fuse to continue loading and hoisting the crusher.

6. accident2025-09-30220253170018

   HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

   Accident narrative

   An employee was conducting an inspection of the burner in DR-8, Argo Kiln. The employee was wearing a Tyvek dust suit, N95 dust mask, gloves, a hard hat, and safety glasses. As they were exiting the kiln, a small piece of dried soda ash struck their hard hat, and dust from the soda ash made contact with their left eye.

7. accident2025-07-06220251900022

   HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT

   Accident narrative

   Employee activated the spring return on the lubrication hoses and became tangled in the hose and fell.

8. accident2025-04-07220251010007

   SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

   Accident narrative

   An employee was standing on a 17 inch two step working platform performing maintenance work. As EE applied force to the box end wrench, the wrench slipped causing EE to lose balance and fall. In falling, EE's right knee contacted a ceramic liner, resulting in a fractured knee cap.

9. accident2025-04-04220251000005

   HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

   Accident narrative

   The employee was climbing down a scaffold ladder. Employee was tied off to an overhead SRL while descending a ladder. Their personal srl got caught on the scaffold gate. While descending the ladder, they noticed the caught psrl hook. As they looked up at it, the hook freed itself and retracted as designed. In that retracting process, the hook hit our employee in the mouth.

10. accident2025-03-29220250920038

    FALL OF ROOF OR BACK · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT

    Accident narrative

    A Mine Production employee was in the process of bolting at 8 BMR. Employee noticed a bad top in the entry and exited the cab of the bolter to bar down the hazard. As employee barred down, the arch behind the employee came loose and fell and struck the employee from behind.

11. accident2025-03-28220250920007

    MACHINERY · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    A Mine Production employee was operating bolter drilling a 14 foot drill hole when the steel became stuck. EE placed EE's left hand on the drill steel to apply outward force to free the steel and reached for what EE thought was the lowering lever and inadvertently activated the rotation lever. In doing so EEs hand rotated with the drill steel causing a dislocated left pinky finger.

12. accident2025-03-15220250790001

    POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    The underground Utility Crew was taking structure down from a panel. As they were bringing in the forklift EE noticed a rail was close to the forklift tire and was going to run over it. EE bent down to move it out of the way, but the tire of the forklift ran over the end of the rail picking up the other side, hitting the employee in the lip.

13. accident2025-02-11220250490043

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT

    Accident narrative

    On February 11, 2025, a mine maintenance employee was performing routine maintenance on a borer miner. While stepping onto the bore miner rotor bit block, EE's foot slipped, resulting in a fall and a laceration to EE's left calf from contact with the borer miner bit. The injury required sutures.