No 4 Mine

Safety activity

1. accident2026-08-31220262470007

   FALL OF ROOF OR BACK · ACCIDENT ONLY

   Accident narrative

   Unplanned roof fall has occurred at the South Portal, spad station #057, one crosscut from 4-2 shaft/hoist. The roof has fell above the anchorage point of primary support.

2. accident2026-07-17220262010017

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

   Accident narrative

   (REPORTABLE DUE TO SUTURES): Employee was throwing an oil can for disposal at the end of the track on #6 Section when right hand middle finger was caught inside the spout of the can causing a laceration to right middle finger which required two (2) sutures.

3. accident2026-07-06220261900016

   POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

   Accident narrative

   Employee was operating a locomotive (LM43) on #4 Section (C-6) track at XC #42, when another motorman pulling a J-Loader on locomotive (LM85) lost control, slid backwards down the hill, and collided with EE's locomotive (LM43) causing two (2) fractured ribs and lacerations of the spleen.

4. accident2026-06-04220261660047

   HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

   Accident narrative

   Employee was performing maintenance on the 650-scoop battery while the battery lid was open. Employee began adding water to the battery; while performing the task the scoop battery lid shifted and unexpectedly and came down on EE's left arm

5. accident2026-03-28220260910008

   HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

   Accident narrative

   Employee was preparing to rock dust on #6 Section, while reaching for the rock dust hose EE's left hand was caught between the ram and the bucket of the scoop (c/n #161) causing a contusion/fracture to EE's 3rd & 4th metacarpals on EE's left hand.

6. accident2026-02-12220260490013

   MACHINERY · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

   Accident narrative

   Employee was moving pan line to C-5 and, while attempting to re-rail a wrecked car, the track jack dislodged from underneath the car and struck their left hand, resulting in two fractures and a laceration to left little (5th) finger.

7. accident2026-01-20220260260001

   FALL OF ROOF OR BACK · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

   Accident narrative

   Employee was attempting to repair a broken cat track on the miner (CM132) in the #4 Entry on #6 Section, when a piece of rock fell out from the top of the rib and struck EE's right ankle causing a fracture to the medial malleolus bone in EE's right ankle.

8. accident2025-12-09220253490002

   HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

   Accident narrative

   Employee was running the miner on #6 Section in the #4 LOXC, when a rock EE loaded on the car rolled off the coal in the shuttle car and struck EE's right foot causing a fracture to the top of EE's foot.

9. accident2025-12-02220253390049

   MACHINERY · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

   Accident narrative

   Employee was running the miner in the #1 entry on #4 Section when a piece of blue creek seam (rib) rolled out and struck them and knocked them to the ground causing a fractured left hip/leg initially, but after further medical observations other injuries were determined.

10. accident2025-11-20220253280026

    EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    (REPORTABLE DUE TO SUTURES) Employee was working on a 4" air line at 4-7 Fan compressor station when a 4" VIC coupling / bull hose blew off and struck EE causing a laceration to EE's left upper leg which required twelve (12) sutures.

11. accident2025-11-13220253280041

    HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was standing in a crosscut while a group of miners were pulling belt together. During the pulling process, a rope accidentally broke and an object struck employee in the hand causing injury.

12. accident2025-10-23220253170523

    HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was changing bits in the miner, using a pick hammer to knock a bit loose, when a piece of metal flew off and struck them in the left arm/elbow causing the metal to insert the skin resulting in a laceration and surgery to remove the piece of metal. (Started losing time 10/28/2025)

13. accident2025-10-06220253170217

    POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was cutting in the #1 Entry on #8 Section, EE went to the offside of the miner (CM130) to slide the tubing out and when attempting to walk back to the operator's side EE was struck by a shuttle car (SC125) due to limited visibility causing fractures in EE's right lower leg (fibula bone).

14. accident2025-08-21220252410018

    POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was traveling on a man bus on C-5 Track, XC #29, and slid into another man bus when they struck lower legs on the seat that was flipped in the down position in front of them causing a contusion to left lower leg (unable to apply weight to stand/walk) and an abrasion to right lower leg. *STARTED LOSING TIME 8/25/2025*

15. accident2025-08-12220253170290

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee had finished filling a tank for the rotary breaker oilers in the Prep Plant, when EE stepped off the platform and EE's right knee gave out and EE felt a pop causing a sprain to EE's right knee which later resulted in meniscus tears to the knee. (STARTED LOSING TIME ON 10/15/2025 DUE TO SURGERY)

16. accident2025-06-25220251780020

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was hanging blowing curtain in the #1 Entry on #4 Section when they stepped into an uneven area (rut) with some loose rock and twisted right knee and felt a pop causing a tibial plateau fracture in right knee.

17. accident2025-06-19220251750013

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was walking outby on 4 West #1 Belt checking for splices around XC #112 when they tripped over a rock in the walkway going over the old overcast and fell into the walk side of the belt structure and top side roller and caught their right arm between the belt and the roller causing a fracture/abrasion to their right lower arm and a contusion to the right elbow.

18. accident2025-06-18220251750009

    FALL OF ROOF OR BACK · ACCIDENT ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Intersection #112 in the #5 entry of the 4 West N-Panel seal line, was an old fault area that had a mixture of 4' resin bolts and 8' cable bolts with mesh in some areas along with some straps. It fell out just above the anchorage point of the resin pins with some of the cable bolts still hanging showing they were still secured in good roof.

19. accident2025-06-10220251740007

    HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was putting connecting links in face chain and hit EE's thumb with a hammer causing injury

20. accident2025-06-05220251670016

    FALL OF ROOF OR BACK · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    The crew was in the process of forming up walls to pump concrete around the steel sets. Employee was evaluating the roof conditions around the steel set area and unexpectedly, a rock fell from the top area striking employee and causing injury.

21. accident2025-05-09220251610008

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was trying to exit an air lock door on C-1 H/G, and when EE started to push on the outer door, EE felt a discomforting pain/buckled feeling in EE's left knee causing a sprain. After MRI and receiving results on 6/5/2025, EE had a torn meniscus and MPFL and EE started losing time on 6/6/2025.

22. accident2025-04-02220250940020

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was performing a pre-op inspection on the F250 pickup truck, and when they lifted the fire extinguisher out of the bed of the truck, they felt a pop in left shoulder causing a fracture to their left clavicle (collarbone).

23. accident2025-03-24220250860003

    HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was laying track on the end of C-4 (L/W Setup) and while knocking track ties together, the rail slipped off the track jack the was underneath the rail they were working on, and as it was falling, it shifted over and caught the employee's right foot between the rail and the ground when it landed causing a contusion to EE's right foot.

24. accident2025-03-06220250710017

    POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was de-trashing on North A Track XC #13, when attempting to uncouple the pipe car from the locomotive, EE flagged the other motorman to come towards EE to get slack in the draw head, and the pipe car struck the tip of EE's right foot while in motion causing a fracture and a laceration, which required 5 sutures, to EE's 3rd right toe.

25. accident2025-02-03220250370019

    FALL OF ROOF OR BACK · ACCIDENT ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Multiple layers of laminated slate rock were seen to have fallen out above anchorage and above the required depth of the test holes. A small fault can be seen on the outby corner of the fall and is the reason the entry was dropped off the mining cycle as the area was being developed. The fall is roughly 20 ft. by 20 ft, and ranges from 10-14 ft. thick.