North River Mine — Accidents

Total: 478 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee stated that he was picking up a 5 gallon bucket of oil and felt a pop in his shoulder. Employee continued to work until the doctor placed him off work on 7/6/2011 due to a shoulder strain.
05/05/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 288d lost Employee stated that he was turning on fuel tank valve when he slipped and fell. Employee's first lost work day occurred on July 1, 2011 due to surgery.
03/28/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 78d restricted Employee stated that he was operating a battery mantrip. Employee felt something ""pop"" in his right shoulder when the brake lever was pulled. Employee was placed on Restricted Duty on 4/8/2011
03/22/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 319d lost Employee fell and felt a pain in his shoulder. His MRI showed a tore rotator cuff and surgery was performed. Employee's first lost work day was 5/27/2011 due to surgery.
02/28/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee stated that he was bent down on his knees cleaning/washing the de-watering system. When he got up, he felt a pain in his right knee. He did not lose time until 10/28/2011 due to surgery.
02/15/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was connecting a pivot bracket when it fell and struck him in the mouth. Employee chipped a front tooth.
02/10/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost Employee stated that while walking to the bathhouse, he slipped on a patch of ice. Employee had an MRI that showed damage to his knee and elbow. Employee did not lose time until 7/29/2011 due to sur...
12/01/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that he was holding a bar up that holds cylinders in place on the refuge chamber cylinder racks while another employee tightened the bolts with an impact wrench. The employee's finger...
11/13/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that he bolting a strap on a locomotive when his hand slipped and cut his thumb on a piece of metal.
10/29/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that he had his hand on side of the canopy while shield was being functioned. This caused him to mash his left fingers, resulting in sutures.
10/12/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that he was in the process of moving a chain fall from above a chute when he slipped and straddled the chute.
09/01/2010 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Mine examiners discovered a small fire at crosscut 7 on North Main 3 belt which was extinguished with fire extinguishers and fire hose.
08/31/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Cedar Creek Elevator was out of service from 11:00 pm until 4:00 am due to a faulty auxilary on main contactor.
08/12/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee stated that he had pain in his hand and numbness of hand. Employee's first lost work day was 08/16/2010 due to surgery.
08/05/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Cedar Creek Elevator was out of service from 12:30 pm until 3:00 pm due to replacing the governor's rope.
06/03/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 269d lost Employee stated that he slipped on mine floor. Upon the MRI showed degenerative nature of knee and several tears. Employee had surgery on 1/10/2011 which was his first lost work day.
06/02/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted Employee stated that he got his feet tangled up in the booster pump hoses and fell, twisting his knee.
05/19/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 99d lost Employee stated that he tripped over a water hose & fell. An MRI showed moderate degenerative changes & ACL partial tears. This will be the third surgery on his knee due to degenerative changes & ACL...
04/08/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that he was walking by the power center and tripped. He fell, striking his face on the ground.
04/06/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None As the hoist operator was bringing two supply cars out, they became uncoupled and dropped into the slope bottom.
03/16/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 91d lost Employee stated that he was working on the feeder when a ram car trammed near him. The oil compartment caught his foot between the compartment and the coal floor. His FLWD did not occur until 03/17/...
03/01/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoist operator had droped the Barney car into the bottom. The right rear wheel had came off and caused the car to wreck. When discovery of the wheel missing, all employees were notified to evacuat...
02/20/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The supervisor of the long-wall crew was walking down the #2 entry and had started back to the face area. He saw a dribble of rock, looked up and a rock fell, stricking him on his left side head, ear,...
01/29/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Cedar Creek elevator was out of service from 7:00 am until 11:30 am due to a faulty contactor.
01/27/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that when they let an end of the monorail down, the other side slid off. The employee's thumb was caught on top of the motor.
11/15/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Acceptable conditions- Employee was removing equipment from belt structure and got his finger caught between two pieces of equipment causing a fracture to the left pinky finger.
09/29/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Employee was assisting in replacing the boom lift jack on the Fletcher Roof Bolter when the boom fell fracturing his right arm.
09/13/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Cedar Creek Elevator was out of service from 6:53 am until 9:46 am due to an auxilary brake contactor fault.
09/13/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Cedar Creek elevator was out of service from 8:20 PM until 11:50 PM due to a faulty switch.
09/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted During Longwall recovery, employee was helping pull hoses off face with the use of a scoop and chain. The chain slipped off the end of the hose, causing the hose to spring back and strike the employe...
08/31/2009 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 191d lost Employee stated that he was opening airlock travel doors when his knee ""gave out"" & he fell into the door. The treating physician says that his knees were ""bone to bone"". His first lost work day d...
08/27/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee stated that he was about to start pinning when a piece of draw rock fell and struck the canopy. It slid off the canopy and struck the individual.
08/18/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee stated that he was loading a Kennedy brattice when he stepped on a rail and twisted his ankle. Employee was placed on restricted duty on 08/20/09.
08/03/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 61d lost, 27d restricted Employee stated that he was walking down a overcast stairway when his foot slipped off of one of the steps. An MRI was taken and the doctor placed the employee on restricted duty 8/10/09.
07/11/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 178d lost Employee stated that he was assisting another employee with a wrecked jeep when the jack they were using, came out from under mantrip and struck the employee on the left elbow. EE FLWD was 7/13/09.
07/08/2009 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Eight miners were stuck on the Service Elevator due to a DC Fault due to the brake liners.
07/08/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Cedar Creek elevator was taken out of service due to a DC Fault caused by the brake liners coming out.
06/29/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Cedar Creek elevator was taken out of service to replace slack rope indicator.
06/25/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Cedar Creek elevator was out of service from 6:30 pm until 7:30 pm due to a guide wheel was out of alignment.
06/07/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Tyro Creek Elevator was out of service from 5:45 am until 1:45 due to a car overload fault.
05/19/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost Employee was raking on Flat Creek Main beltline when he felt a burning in his left shoulder. Employee's first lost work day was 9/25/09 due to surgery.
04/29/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Cedar Creek Service Elevator was taken out of service due to wear on the ropes of the elevator.
04/15/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost Employee stated that he was pulling the miner cable over with a cable hook and felt a pain in his lower back. The employee was diagnosed with two herniated discs in his back and placed on restricted...
04/14/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 370d lost Employee stated that he was moving a pump with a metal bar when he stepped on some loose coal and lost his footing. The pump shifted and caused the bar to jerk his arm. Employee's FLWD did not occur...
04/09/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost Employee stated that he was pulling 100 ft of suction line over the overcast when he felt his right knee pop. Employee first LWD did not occur until 5/28/09 due to surgery.
03/14/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that he was jacking out the cat tracks on the mobile tailpiece with a grease gun when the grease fitting broke and struck employee in the face.
02/27/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 297d lost Employee stated that he was helping move the miner cable when he felt a strain in his right shoulder. Employee's FLWD was not until 4/29/09 due to surgery.
02/26/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Supervisor was making prestart face exam and found low volume of air on face. Went to bleeder and found two brattices damaged, most likely from fall of gob. Notified CP person who began withdrawal of...
02/25/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 182d lost Employee was assisting another employee lift a part from a platform to a loading dock. Employee's foot became entangled in the overhead hoist chain, which resulted in employee tripping and falling bac...
02/20/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost Employee stated that he was picking up a bucket of plaster with both hands when he felt a pain in both arms. Employee's FLWD did not occur until 2/23/09.