A Cat D9L bulldozer ee had been operating ran over ee. The bulldozer ran over the edge of the refuse bank and came to rest at the bottom of the embankment. The victim was pronounce dead at the scene. The reason why the victim was outside the bulldozer when the accident occurred is under investigation.
New St. Nicholas BreakerCoal
- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 86
- Years on record
- 2000–2026
- Latest incident
- Mar 2026
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
85 on file (excluding fatalities above)2026 · 1 incident
Employee was working from a ladder and using an alignment bar while installing a new chute and and felt pain in left shoulder.
2025 · 2 incidents
While tramming dozer along haul road, employee drove over shot rock on the haul road causing the front end of the dozer to slam against the ground which cause the air ride seat suspension to bottom out.
Employee slipped on ice and twisted knee while walking outside.
2024 · 1 incident
Employee was lifting/carrying a container full of liquid when EE felt a sharp pain in EE's left lower abdomen. 1st day of lost time was 10/15/2024.
2023 · 2 incidents
5/12 tripped and fell on an uneven sirive screen plant (S190) 5/25 slipped getting off a loader (Cat 981G loader co#1071)
inclement weather when employee was hosing down a haul truck that was recently repaired from a hydraulic hose busting. When they came around the front of the truck, they slipped and fell
2022 · 2 incidents
EE was thawing a pipe when it released and swung back. The water that came from the pipe knocked EE down. EE braced self with hands upon falling and jolted right shoulder.
Employee was walking out of the wash house when EE slipped and fell on the ice landing on right side.
2021 · 3 incidents
While getting off the fuel truck, EE slipped on the step while hanging onto the bars and pulled something in the left shoulder and lower back.
EE was climbing up the excavator for shift when foot/heel slipped on the track causing left knee to twist.
Brush fire on mine property. No employees or structures were in danger. Fire department responded. It took over 30 minutes to extinguish the fire.
2020 · 2 incidents
Getting out of excavator, slipped on step, grabbed ""bar"" and felt pain in left hand/wrist
While climbing down the 992 loader, the ladder swung and employee hyper extended their body and strained right lower back, buttocks and rear thigh/calf.
2019 · 3 incidents
While climbing down ladder, exiting loader, employee's foot slipped off 4th step causing employee to fall to the ground, striking head on ladder.
Employee fell getting out of back hoe causing left shoulder injury.
EE was driving away from pump when EE saw flames behind the cab. EE stopped the truck & exited by jumping off the front bumper. The truck rolled backwards about 150 yards and stopped up against a pile of coal where it continued to burn. Fire Dept. arrived on scene & extinguished the truck.
2017 · 2 incidents
Climbing up steps of hoe, put foot on track & slipped & fell forward. Right side rib hit step of catwalk.
Driver (contractor) was on top of load trying to level off tarp when employee lost employee's balance & fell.
2016 · 4 incidents
Repetitive motion injury due to working with hand tool and operation equipment
EE was climbing ladder to get into truck. Weld on ladder step broke causing ladder step to fall. EE fell 4-5' striking left knee on ground.
Changing screen on Findley & twisted knee - no lost time until 7/20/16.
2014 · 1 incident
Changing vibrator screens - tripped & fell on overflow box. First day lost time 9/23/15 for surgery.
2013 · 2 incidents
Removing jam from Extec S-5 portable screening plant-struck on head by rock
Employee was removing skirting of Femco crusher for cleaning/maintenance and felt pain in back and hips.
2012 · 1 incident
Scraping mud from roadway with shovel, felt pain in Rt. shoulder. The accident was May 03, 2012, employee did not miss work until his scheduled surgery, July 3, 2012.
2010 · 1 incident
While cutting/burnig, gas collected under EE's coat and ignited.
2009 · 1 incident
EE was putting scrap iron in loader bucket and felt pull in abdomen.
2008 · 1 incident
Demolition contractor, ignited wooden frame in a building they were cutting up for scrap metal.
2007 · 1 incident
Man got off dozer at break, climbed back up onto track when he felt a sharp pain in lower back. Notified foreman next day stating he was going to get checked out. Came back 11/1/07 with note of pinced nerve in lower back; medicine and MRI scheduled 11/5/07.
2006 · 1 incident
Employee slipped and struck left foot on ground while climbing down ladder of loader.
2004 · 1 incident
GETTING OUT OF DOZER & SLIPPED OFF TRACK. HE FELL HITTING LT ELBOW ON HEAER & RT SHOLDER & BACK ON DOOR FRAME.
2003 · 5 incidents
EE WAS LIFTING 8"" STEEL PIPE ELBOW OUT OF BOX OF PU TRUCK WHEN PAIN IN LT BICEP OCCURRED. NO LOST TIME ACCIDENT UNTIL 11/22/03.
EMP WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER ONTO A WALKWAY @ RESAIL POCKETS. HE STEPPED IN A HOLE IN FLOOR CUT FOR A CHUTE TO GO THROUGH & TWISTED HIS LEG. - WORKED REGULAR DUTY UNTIL 5/8/03.
EE WAS CARRYING A COAL SAMPLE INTO THE LAB IN A 5 GALLON BUCKET. WHILE STEPPING OVER RR TRACKS HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OUT SIDE OF DOZER AND WIND BLEW DIRT INTO HIS RT EYE CAUSING ABRASION REQUIRING ANTI-BIOTIC DROPS.
EMP WAS ON HIS WAY TO CK DOOR PUMP. LG AMOUNT OF WATER & LOOSE MATERIAL ON RR TRACK & DOOR PUMP. TRIPPED WHEN HE WENT TO STEP OVER WATER PUDDLE. GOT UP & CONTINUED HIS JOB & THEN REPORTED ACCI DENT A SHORT TIME LATER.
2002 · 21 incidents
THIS EE STEPPED IN A DRAINAGE DITCH 39"" WIDE X 16"" ACROSS X24"" DEEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND. LOCATED IN BSMT OF F.C.P. - INJURY OCCURRED BECAUSECOVER GRATE WAS REMOVED BY SOMEONE ELSE AND NOT REPLACED.
EMPLOYEE PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND DOOR OPEN. WHILE WALKING FROM TRUCK IT DRIFTED AND HE CHASED IT SLIPPING ON SNOW. TRUCK RAN OVER LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT WITH LEFT FRONT TIRE.
2 EMPLOYEES WERE CARRYING IN IMPELLAR UP A FLIGHT OF 6 STEPS BY MEANS OF PASSING A BAL THRU IT. THIS EE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EE HAS HAD WORSENING PAIN IN LEFT KNEE FOR OVER 3 WEEKS & TODAY GOT TO THE POINT WHERE HE COULD NOT WORK.
EE STOOD UP & STRUCK HEAD AGAINST BOTTOM OF CONVEYOR.
EE TURNED ON HOSE & IT FLEW OUT OF HIS HANDS & HIT HIM IN FACE CAUSING LACERATION TO MOUTH-27 SUTURES.
EE WAS CUTTING/BURNING APART OLD TANK WHEN HE WAS BURNED BY SPARKS.
REPETITVE MOTION INJURY FROM USING HAND TOOLS, POWER TOOLS, WELDING TOOL, & OPERATING EQUIPMENT.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOUNT DOZER WHEN HE FELL AGAINST TREADS HYPER EXTENDING LT HAND CAUSING FRACTURE TO LT WRIST.
WHILE INSTALLING AN ELECTRICAL MOTOR WIRE HARNESS BOXER PLATE, PLATE FELL LANDING ON EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.
EE WAS SERVICING DOZER - WHILE LIFTING/CARRYING OIL CAN & CLIMBING UP DOZER - EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN. DISABILITY BEGAN 5-14-02.
EE WAS OPERATING LOADER WHEN A HYDRAULIC HOSE BURST & SPRAYED C-3 HYDRO OIL INSIDE CAB WHICH WENT IN CONTACT W/BOTH EYES OF OPERATOR.
EMPLOYEE TWISTED KNEE WHILE WALKING IN THICK MUD.
EE TWISTED RT KNEE WHILE OPENING VALVE.
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF #2 SCRAPER AND TWISTED LOWER LT. LEG.
EE WAS LIFTING TOOLS & EQUIP PARTS & EXPERIENCED PAIN IN GROIN. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 3/2/02 & WORKED THRU 3/1/02.
EE #1 WAS HOLDING A BOLT WHILE EE #2 WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER. EE #2 MISSED BOLT & HIT EE #1 ON LT. INDEX FINGER WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES AND KEFLEX.
EE WAS DECENDING STAIRS IN PLANT FROM PRIMARY'S & SLIPPED ON LAST STEP TWISTING RT. KNEE CAUSINGIMMEDIATE SEVERE PAIN & SWELLING.
EE SLID OFF DOZER PUSHER ARM STRIKING LEFT ELBOW ON GRAB HANDLE ON REAR OF BLADE. THIS CAUSED A SEVERE CONTUSION WHICH LED TO A BLOOD CLOT ON 1-10-02 & EE WAS THEN HOSPITALIZED. EE WORK A FULL SHIFT ON 1-9-02.
EE FIRST REPORTED SYMPTOMS OF CTS ON 1-2-02 AND HAS WORKED FULL DUTY-NO LOST TIME EVER SINCE. HOW HIS SYMPTOMS HAVE PROPERESSED TO THE POINT THAT HE NEEDS SURGERY AND IT IS SCHEDULED FOR 5-7-0 3.
2001 · 16 incidents
EE WAS CLOSING VLAVE WHEN IT BOUNCED BACK STRIKING L. FOREARM CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS SLIPPE DON WET STEP, FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING BACK AGAINST STAIR.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BEARING ON REFUSE LINE CONVEYOR WHEN LOOSE COAL DIRT LANDED IN RIGHT EYE.
USING CHIPPING HAMMER TO CHIP SLAG OFF & A PIECE OF SLAG (FOREIGN BODY) GOT IN LT. EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF CONVEYOR BELT & SLIPPED TWISTING LT ANKLE.
THIS EMPLOYEE ALONG WITH OTHERS WERE MOVING 54"" BELT ROLLERS WHEN ONE SLIPPED & LANDED ON LT WRIST.
EE WAS BURNING A BOLT HEAD OFF A SCREEN. HOT SLAG FELL INTO RT. EAR, BURNING EARDRUM.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING DOZER & STRUCK LT KNEE CAUSING INFLAMATION. *EMPLOYEE WILL WORK UNTIL 1/9/02 & WILL HAVE SURGERY ON 1/10/02.
WHILE FUELING DOZER SLIPPED ON WET MATERIAL CLIMBING DOWN FROM SIDE ARM AND JARRING BACK.
PUSHING PAY BAR TO REMOVE SEAL, BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD STRIKING LT SHOULDER AGAINST PUMP.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED AT KNEE WHILE CLIMBING ONTO BARLEY SYSTEM SHAKER IN FINE GAL PLANT.
EE WAS CLIMBING OVER STEEL BEAMS TO REMOVE PLUG ON DRUM WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET MAGNATITE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. EE WORKED FULL DUTY UNTIL 11-21-01. FIRST DAY OFF WORK WAS 11-23-01 DUE TO S URGERY.
EE STRUCK HEAD ON STEEL BEAM WHILE WALKING THROUGH PREP PLAND
SUDDEN ONSET OF MILL WHILE AND PICKING TABLE. DATE OF FIRST DISABILITY 8-2-01 AND DATE OF FIRST MEDICAL TIME 8-2-01.
2000 · 11 incidents
EE STEPPED ON AND SLIPPED ON LOOSE MATERIAL WHILE TRYING TO FREE A FROZEN CONVEYOR BELT. GRABBED RAILING TO STOP FALL AND INJURED RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE WAS PICKING CINDERS AND WOOD OFF CLEAN COAL VIBRATOR - A PIECE OF COAL SPLASHED INTO RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS HITTING PIPE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND STRUCK INDEX FINGER BETWEEN PIPE AND HAMMER.
CLOSING GATE ON RAIL CAR DOOR. LDW 6/23/00.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING A PIPE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.