Riola Mine Complex - Riola Portal — Accidents

Total: 152 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/17/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WAS USING A BAR TO PRY UP DUSTER IN SCOOP BUCKET.
12/04/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL OCCURRED INTERSECTION OF #3 & 54+20 XCUT IN 1ST WEST MAIN ENTRIES. LENGTH 30', WIDTH 19', HEIGHT 11'. THIS AREA MINED SEPT., 2001.
12/03/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MAN WAS BOLTING, HAD HIS HAND ON THE BOOM WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS HAND. MAN RECEIVED 9 STITCHES.
11/16/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost MAN WAS CLEANING DUST BOX ON BOLTER. RIGHT HAND & ARM WAS ON TOP OF DUST BOX WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT ARM.
11/13/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL, 2ND SOUTH PANEL-MMV-001- #5 ENTRY & 15+60 FELL 70'LONG, HEIGHT 10', WIDTH 18'3"", AREA MINED 11-02-01.
11/09/2001 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE DOES NOT KNOW HOW INJURY OCCURRED. SHOULDER SIMPLY STARTED TO TIGHTEN UP OVER THE COURSE OF THE SHIFT.
11/07/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL - PARTIAL OF INTERSECTION ENTRY #1 & 15+00 XC. LENGTH 25', ENTRY WIDTH 17'6"", HEIGHT 10'. THIS FALL FELL OUTBY FROM INTERSECTION. THEAREA WAS MINED 11/2/01.
11/02/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL IN #2 ENTRY & 16+20 INTERSECTION-LENGTH 35'-WIDTH 20'-THICKNESS-6'.
10/30/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE WAS WALKING AND LOOKING A MINE ROOF, TRIPPED OVER SOME ROCK DUST AND FELL DOWN.
10/25/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL IN XC 2 AND 40 #1 AND #2 ROOM OFF 3RD SOUTH IN MMU U-002. HAD CUT AND BOLTED 20' OF XCTHEN CUT RIGHT SIDE THRU TO #1 ROOM TOP GOT BAD AND FELL IN AFTER BACKING MINER OUT OF CUT. LENG TH OF F...
10/23/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL IN XC 4+90 BETWEEN #2 & #3 ENTRIES (MMU-002) 3RD SOUTH OFF 3RD WEST. THIS WAS A HUGE SLIP RUNNING ALL THE WAY THRU THIS XC FROM #1 TO #5 ENTRIES. SIZE 18' X 40' X 10' ABOVE COAL. ARE A MINED...
10/10/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL ON 2ND SOUTH PANEL HAULROAD-STATION 35 & 80 BETWEEN #1 & #2 ENTRIES OF 1ST MAIN WEST-WITH 20' LENGTH 30' APPROX 6' HIGH JENNMAR INSTALL III DOUBLE LOK 60"" BOLTS-AREA MINED IN JULY 20 01-WIL...
10/07/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL MAIN WEST INTERSECTION #3 ENTRY & 6+40 XC TO HAUL ROAD AT #4 & 6+40. APPROX 100'LONG, 7' ABOVE ANCHOR POINT, WIDTH 18'. MINED THIS AREA 12-2000. BOLTED WITH 5' DOUBLE ROCK BOLTS.
10/07/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TRIPPED OVER BEAM ON FLOOR.
09/28/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FALL OF ROOF #6 ENTRY 1ST SOUTH OFF 3RD WEST OFF1ST SOUTH PANEL, MMU 002 APPROX W OF FALL 25' ENTRY WIDTH 16 1/2 FT HEIGHT 6' FELL APPROX 4' ABOVE ANCHOR POINT, TOP IS NOT LEVEL, ROCK HAS SNAD LAMINAT...
09/05/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 203d lost MAN WAS SHOVELING ON BELT, HE HEARD A POP & FELT SOMETHING IN HIS KNEE. SUSTAINED SOME TYPE OF KNEE INJURY.
08/23/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 212d lost THE WATERLINE BROKE, EE WORKED IN WET BOOTS FOR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THAT INCIDENT.
08/20/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 8-20-01 ABOUT 1:30 P.M. FALL WAS ON MAIN WEST B RETURN AT STATION 16 TO 10. DEVELOPED AROUND 1-19-01. FELL FROM #1 ENTRY TO #2 ENTRY, 80' LONG, 8' TO 10' HIGH AND 2 0' WIDE...
07/31/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF COAL HAULER WHEN HER ARM CAUGHT A METAL BURR. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.
07/21/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost MAN WAS SHOVELING ON BELTLINE & HIT HIS WRIST ONFRAMEWORK & HEARD A POP.
07/19/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPAIRMAN WAS WORKING ON PRESSURE PUMP. PLACED LEFT HAND ON TOP OF PUMP WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING THE HAND.
06/16/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FALL OF ROOF ON 2ND WEST PANEL ENTRIES FROM #5 THRU #6 A6 XC 3+60. XCUT WIDTH 18'6"", LENGTH OF FALL 70', HEIGHT 6-7'. DID NOT DISRUPT VENTILATION, DID RE-ROUTE ESCAPE OVER TO #7 ENTRY AROUND F ALL FR...
05/29/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL IN UNIT#1 WEST ENTRY OFF SOUTH PANEL ENTRIES, FELL FROM #2 ENTRY THRU RETURN STOPPING THRU #1 ENTRY INTO RETURN ROOMS. FALL WAS 85'LONG, 18'6"" WIDE AND APPROX. 8FT HIGH.
04/16/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL ON #4 ENTRY BETWEEN 4+20 & 4+80 ON SOUTH PANEL BELT. MMU-201.
02/07/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL 7 ENTRY OF 1ST SOUTH PANEL FROM 3 & 80 TO 4 TO 40. FELL NORTH SOUTH THRU INTERSECTION IN 7 TO 4 TO 20.
10/03/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None LOCATION OF FALL, 1+20 IN THE #2 ENTRY ON 5TH NORTH. FALL WAS 20' LONG, 18' WIDE & 8' THICK. TYPE OF BOLT USED WAS 5' POINT ANCHOR BOLT.
09/14/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None LOCATION OF FALL 2ND EAST AT STATION 300 BETWEEN #7 ENTRY AND FIRST X-CUT IN #2 ROOM.
09/06/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost MAN WAS HELPING TO HANG MINER CABLE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
09/05/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost EMPLOYEE WAS RAISING LIDS ON SCOOP BATTERY TO CHARGE. HIS HAND WAS ON EDGE OF BATTERY WHEN LID FELL ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
08/22/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost A PIECE OF ROOF ABOUT 2' X 2' X 2"" FELL STRIKINGMAN ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT AS HE WAS TAKING A STEP BACKWARDS.
08/18/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN THE 5TH NORTH AT STATION 5 & 40. FOUR WAY INTERSECTION FELL FOR ABOUT 40'. IT WAS ABOUT 25' WIDE AND 7-8' HIGH. WAS BOLTED WITH 5' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.
08/12/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE WAS HELPING TO REBUILD A LARGE PUMP IN WASH PLANT; HE WAS HOLDING ONTO A SHAFT AND BEARING THAT WAS BEING PRIED ON. THE SHAFT AND BEARING TWISTED AND HE LOST HIS GRIP. THE SHAFT FELL, MAS HING HIS...
08/09/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MAN WAS CUTTING BELT WITH UTILITY KNIFE, HANDLSIPPED, CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.
08/08/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL IN THE 5TH NORTH PANEL, #2 ENTRY AT STATION #6160. FALL WAS 5' HIGH 18' WIDE 30'LONGINTERSECTION X-CUT WAS BOLTED WITH 5' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.
08/01/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost MAN WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTS ON THE ROOF BOLTER & INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
07/18/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None MAIN NORTH, #3 ENTRY AT STATION 30 + 97. THE INTERSECTION FELL. THE FALL WAS 19' X 25'. INTERSECTION WAS BOLTED WITH 5' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS. IT FELL 8-10' AT ITS HIGHEST POINT.
06/28/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MEN WERE FINISHING A BELT SPLICE, BENDING THE CLIPS AT EITHER END OF THE SPLICE DOWN ONTO PIN.A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF ONE OF THE HAMMERS ANDEMBEDDED IN EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND, WHO WAS STANDI NG 5' AWA...
06/27/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AN I BEAM 20' LONG WAS BEING RAISED USING A COME-A-LONG, ONE ON EITHER END OF THE I-BEAM. ONE OF THE CHAINS BROKE ALLOWING THE I BEAM TO FALL, STRIKING MAN JUST ABOVE THE KNEE.
06/18/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FALL WAS IN 5TH NORTH PANEL #6 ENTRY BETWEEN STATION NUMBERS 1&2 @ 2&40; THIS AREA WAS BOLTEDWITH 5' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS--IT WAS APPROXIMATELY110' LONG, 17' TO 18' WIDE AND 8' TO 10' HIGH. THIS FALL WI...
05/22/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost MAN WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTS ON ROOF BOLTER, INJURED LEFT SHOULDER.
04/13/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE WAS BOLTING, AS HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE, A ROCK FELL. EE'S HAND WAS ON THE BOOM AT THE TIME THE ROCK FELL. IT MASHED HIS FINGER.
03/23/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost WHILE HOOKING UP A BRAKE HOSE ON A CAR, THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE FITTING. THE POSITION HE HAD TO BE IN TO WORK ON THIS BRAKE HOSE, WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED HIS WEIGHT SHIFTED TO HIS HEAD AND NECK.
03/22/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL WAS IN 2ND MAIN WEST AT 18+80 IN #2 ENTRY. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH INSTALL III BOLTS 5' LONG WITH 2' OF RESIN. AREA WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
03/09/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost WHEN STARTING TO DRILL A HOLE A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.
03/06/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost WHILE TAKING LAST STEP DOWN TO CONCRETE FLOOR FROM THE STAIRS, HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT BUTTOCK AND BACK, ALSO HITTING HIS HEAD ON CONCRETE FLOOR.
03/03/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost WHILE INSTALLING BOLT NEXT TO THE RIB A PIECE OFROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER THEN STRIKING THE LEFT SIDE OF LEFT FOOT, WHERE THE METATARSAL DID NOT PROTECT THE FOOT.
02/15/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost BELT KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING BELT AND STABBED HIMSELF IN LEFT KNEE.
02/14/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost STRAINED HIMSELF WHILE SHOVELING SPILLAGE ON BELT LINE.
02/12/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost WHILE CLIMBING UP INTO END;LOADER, HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED OFF HAND RAIL CAUSING ALL HIS WEIGHT TO SHIFT TO LEFT HAND. AT THIS TIME HE NOTICED A BURNING SENSATION IN LEFT WRIST.
02/08/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost WAS ROOF BOLTING AND WENT BACK ALONG SIDE MACHINE TO THE CONTROLS TO REPOSITION THE MACHINE, WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF, 2'X3'X3"", FELL BETWEEN RIB AND ROW OF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD.