RIVER VIEW MINE — Accidents

Total: 805 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/07/2016 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was running a miner on #9 unit when EE turned around EE hit the corner of a pin plate wtih EE's left eye. It knocked EE's safety glasses off and struck EE's eye. This caused a laceration to t...
04/07/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost EE was on way into the shower area of portal 2 bathhouse when EE slipped and fell. In an attempt to stop fall, EE used EE's hands to catch self. Their right hand started to swell and had pain immediat...
04/04/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost While exiting one of the mine offices, the victim got their big toe stuck in a chair causing them to fall down on right knee, hitting the office floor. They went for an x ray on June 6th at which time...
04/01/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee was working in the bed of a ram car. When ready to exit the car, hopped over the side landing on reg leg. Strained right knee and later found out had torn a meniscus. Had surgery on June 14,...
03/15/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 99d lost, 16d restricted EE was attempting to pull down a ventilation curtain to move it and felt pain in right shoulder. EE worked 16 days restricted before EE started missing 4-5-2016
02/29/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of squaring off a section of conveyor belt. EE accidentally cut right leg near the knee. The cut required 4 sutures.
02/08/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee was tramming miner in LOCC in #7 entry going to #6 entry. EE made a left turn and felt a sharp pain in lower back. EE started missing work on March 2, 2016.
02/08/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE had bent over to pick up a concrete block while building a brattice. While lifting the block, EE's left forearm came in contact with a metal band which caused a small cut on the forearm. Stitches w...
01/04/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was roof bolting outby on the supply road. While installing a 6' bolt, EE had first 3' section of steel in the mine roof and was in the process of connecting the 2nd steel when the first stee...
12/23/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the No. 4 entry of the 1st South East Main, 11 Seam. The fall was located in the pillar line between crosscuts No. 33 and 34 and measured approximately 18' X 20' X 6'.
12/09/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The control cable was pulled off of the Portal 2 auxillery hoist man cage causing it to be down for over 30 minutes. The incident was called into the MSHA 800 Number.
12/08/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost While participating in an evacuation drill, employee injured his left thigh while traveling through a regulator door. Witnesses state that he stepped through the door, and then sat down saying that hi...
12/03/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The service hoist at Portal 2 was taken out of service when a defect was noticed in the rope during a routine inspection. The rope was replaced.
12/03/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted While repositioning the continuous miner, employee was struck by a piece of rock that fell out between the roof bolts.
11/24/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping to load a hydraulic jack on a ride. The helper dropped his end causing the jack to mash the victim's finger. He did not seek medical treatment until 12/4/15 and found out the fing...
10/19/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working on feeder along with a fellow employee installing a new pit breaker chain. While trying to break the chain using a hammer and chisel, the other EE accidently let go of the chisel causin...
10/08/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to get rock dust out of a scoop bucket and when doing so, placed his left hand on the side of the bucket not realizing that the stinger was moving outward to push the dust out. His...
09/15/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working with others reclaiming belt framing. They were loading the framing into a scoop bucket. As he was going toward the rib to get another piece of framing, he tripped over a half buri...
09/03/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 10d restricted Employee was helping to cut an overcast. When finished cutting he stepped up on a ledge to help the miner operator move his cable. He felt a sharp pain in his back. He continued to work until he start...
08/27/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping to set a belt tailpiece by placing wooden blocks under the legs of tailpiece. Another employee was pitching the blocks to him when one of the blocks hit him on the left hand. The...
08/26/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a chipping or slag hammer to chip rock or coal off a rib to make room to install new metal doors. A piece of the hammer broke off and embedded in the top of his left hand. The metal...
08/25/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While helping to splice a car cable, the employee cut his left index finger with a utility knife. The cut required 4 stitches.
08/12/2015 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost When employee got up to change seats in the shuttle car he was driving, he felt a sharp pain in his back. He continued working until he started missing work on August 31st to undergo treatment for his...
08/05/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Employee reported on 8/12/15 that he had injured his shoulder while pulling down curtains on 8/5/15. Due to the late reporting, an investigation was conducted to determine if the injured shoulder was...
08/04/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While driving a personal carrier out of the mine, the vehicle came to a sudden stop causing employee to bump his leg. Four sutures were required to close the small laceration caused by the bump.
08/04/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was riding out of the mine after working overtime on his section. The mantrip he was riding on came to a sudden stop unexpectedly. This caused him to lean forward bumping his head on the righ...
07/10/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost EE was pulling up a cable after a power move. He felt a pain after pulling the cable two cross cuts. He was seen and determined to have a hernia. His first day to miss is 07/14/2015
06/01/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost The accident victim had damaged the miner cable with miner bumper. As he was sitting on the mine floor holding the cable during the cable repair, a piece of material struck him on the right wrist and...
05/21/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was attempting to raise his toolbox lid on the lube ride with his left hand, and his hand slipped causing the lid to fall down on the tip of his right middle finger. He was taken outside and then...
05/05/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was roof bolting and had started to put up his 2nd drill steel. When it did not set in, he applied pressure on the steel, causing the two connecting steels to pop apart hitting his right hand...
05/04/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost EE was walking up #1 entry on #6 unit to work on a mine curtain for the continuous miner. As he was walking on uneven ground, he fell down on his right elbow. He continued to work but complained of co...
04/15/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was preparing to grease a bearing on a belt roller and while doing so, the hose of the grease gun accidentally got caught between the roller and the belt. When this happened, it also pulled his rig...
04/13/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting a piece of conveyor belt to prep for a splice. As he was cutting towards himself the belt knife slipped and cut his left leg. He was seen and required 7 stitches. NO LOST TIME
04/11/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing a shear jack on a joy miner. As they were putting the new one in place it slipped mashing his left ring finger. He had a slight fracture and required 3 stitches. NO LOST TIME FR...
03/03/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost While lifting the miner cable to hang it, Employee felt a pop in his left shoulder. He continued to work until January 7, 2016 when he began to miss work to have surgery. The report was temporarily mi...
02/23/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a continuous miner and had a panel lid raised up along with another employee. When letting it down, the lid fell on the tip of the index finger of his right hand. The injury wa...
02/20/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was repairing a stinger jack on a ram car. When he asked another operator to move the jack so he could trouble shoot the problem the jack retracted on his lower legs. His legs were not broken...
02/19/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE had stayed in after his shift and as they were coming back to bottom on a golf cart the driver got too close to the rib in a turn. This caused the cart to stop, throwing EE towards the operator sid...
02/04/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost While installing a 30"" fully grouted roof bolt in the No. 10 face on No. 2 unit, the bolt shot out to the side rather than entering the hole. The end of the bolt struck the victim on the left side of...
01/30/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at approximately 12:45 PM on January 30, 2015. The fall was located in the 1st Southeast Main, xc 41, between No.3 and 4 entries. It measured approximately 55' x 18' x 8'....
11/26/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None crew was taking down water line, the section of pipe was suspended by a single line in the center, as the employee reached up to control the end of the pipe it slipped in the line and mashed his left...
11/20/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While unloading waterline, employee caught his thumb between a piece of the waterline and the trailer fracturing his thumb.
11/17/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping to drop the miner cable which was hung with rope type hangers. As he was unhooking one of the hangers, one of the metal hooks caught him in the left nostril cutting his nose. The...
10/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was lifting a bottom belt roller to align the belt. He felt a pain in his right groin. A CAT scan revealed a hernia. He started missing on October 28th to await surgery.
10/22/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted While bolting, ee felt a pinch in left chest area. Doctor diagnosed as a left pectoralis muscle strain
09/30/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While ee was pulling cable out of the roof bolting machine, a piece of rock fell out between pins and hit his right forearm. This caused a laceration on the forearm that required 11 stitches to close...
09/18/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling an 8'' ibeam 5' long from a scoop bucket when he lost his footing and fell. the i beam struck his left thigh causing a large laceration. It required 33 stitches. He will return t...
09/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Employee was disconnecting tailpiece jacks from the unit tailpiece in preparation for a belt extension. While disconnecting one jack, the tailpiece shifted catching his finger between the hook and the...
08/25/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a piece of mining ventilation curtain with a belt knife he slipped and fell cutting his left arm requiring 5 stitches
08/21/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost EE was attempting to guide a steel cable thru a pulley as he was pulling on new conveyor belt. His hands got into the pulley before he realized it. It broke his left pinky finger and smashed his right...