RIVER VIEW MINE — Accidents

Total: 805 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/30/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The man and material shaft hoist faulted as it was lowering the cage into the mine. Approximately 20 persons were on board and were unable to get off of the cage until around 12:25 PM. The hoist fault...
11/24/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Employee was holding a hydraulic hose on a continuous miner looking for a leak. He requested the pump motor be started. When it started another hose near his hand blew oil under pressure cutting his f...
11/09/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While wearing safety glasses & chiseling a bolt out of a shuttle car conveyor speed reducer, a foreign object got in his eye. The object could not be washed out and had to be removed by an ophthalmolo...
11/04/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 33d lost, 6d restricted The employee was reaching across the top of the continuous miner to pick up the screen to wash it out. While doing so, a rock fell out between roof bolts striking the top of his right hand. The result...
10/27/2010 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal Employee received fatal injuries from a shuttle car that struck him while hanging a check curtain on the #6 unit, #7 entry, #11 seam. His body was discovered by the car operator upon returning from th...
10/25/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was throwing miner cable over after miner moved. When he grabbed a strap to throw the cable over he twisted his back.
10/20/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Citation No. 8497783 has been issued on November 1, 2010 for failing to complete a 7000-1 form for two alleged roof falls in the 1st North East Main in the No. 9 entry at spad No. 83+20 and 84+80. Riv...
10/15/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost Employee was cutting a piece of cable to install a belt switch during a belt extension on #4 unit. A piece of gob fell striking his back then his leg. The injury resulted in a fractured leg.
10/15/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Citation No. 8497782 has been issued on November 1, 2010 for failing to complete a 7000-1 form for an alleged roof fall in the 1st Northwest Panel, #3 entry at spad No. 14+40. River View is submitting...
10/14/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee mashed his finger while removing a hitch from a battery jeep. The injury involved a laceration that requires sutures.
10/12/2010 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost While working underground, the employee felt discomfort to his left foot. His boot was removed and a red spot with red stripes extending from it was observed. Apparently the employee was bitten by a s...
10/04/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 109d lost This 7000-1 is submitted under protest only to abate citation No. 8503161. River View does not believe this is a reportable injury. It is believed that the injury reported on this date is the same co...
09/23/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None It was reported by the employee that he injured his lower back while transferring a roll of leakey feeder cable from one trailer to another. An investigation was conducted into the circumstances surro...
09/22/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 13d restricted While preparing to bolt a place, a small piece of rock or gob fell between the rib and the first row of bolts striking the employee on the back. He continued to work until 10/12/10 when he began to mi...
09/17/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The employee was bolting in the face. As he was trying to retrieve a clogged steel, it sprang sideways and struck him on the right hand. He did not miss any work but did have 5 days of restricted duty...
09/17/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost Employee reached into the roof bolter dust collector predump to check for blockage. He asked his coworker to check the suction. He thought he said turn on the suction, so he set the stab jack. This cl...
09/14/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee was bolting in the 3R crosscut on NO. 7 unit. MMU 011-0. After installing two bolts he was struck by a piece of roof rock fracturing his back.
09/08/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was trying to place sectional drill steels into the drill chuck while raising the boom. The steels sprung back striking his right hand between the thumb and forefinger resulting in a fracture...
09/07/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee lifted a miner cable to move it nearer to the mine rib. He felt a pain in his lower back. He missed work the next week on 9/13, 14, and 15.
09/02/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working at a belt feeder, the employee had to cut some black tape that was holding together a keeper and a pin with a utility knife. Kneeling down on both knees, he cut through the tape and down...
09/02/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost A Metal waterline was in between scoop tires. When the scoop moved the line broke and snapped back striking the victims left ankle.
08/28/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the #11 seam 2-54 supply road at xc 45 -47. (1st NE Mains) The fall measured approximately 120'L X 19'W X 12'H. The fall was reported to the MSHA hotline at 10:57 am.
07/21/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee drove ride through curtain and hit miner tail. His chest was bruised between the miner tail and the ride. He did not miss any work days but his release showed two days of restricted duty.
07/20/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost While attempting to put up roof bolts, the employee began to feel sharp pain in his left shoulder and became unable to raise his left arm. He had been having problems with the left shoulder prior to t...
07/16/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck by a flying object while operating a continuous miner. Apparently a 5mm piece of coal/rock had embedded in his cheek. He was scheduled to see a surgeon on 7/19/10. The surgeon ref...
07/14/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 42d lost, 20d restricted Employee was tramming roof bolter when he twisted his ankle / foot.
07/13/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Belt Mechanics were leveling belt structure over a header. While lifting the framing using a come-a-long, the framing shifted catching the victim's finger between the framing and the frame of the head...
06/24/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee had been splicing a miner cable. He was holding the cable between his legs to complete the taping when he felt a pain in his lower back. He continued to work and was then off for miners' vac...
06/16/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was sweeping the floor in the compressor building when something apparently got into his right eye. Later that day, his eye became irritated, so he went to the mine nurse who tried to flush i...
06/10/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 113d lost Employee was helping to untie a knot in the miner cable. When he pulled on the cable he felt pain in his shoulder. He continued to roof bolt but due to pain and swelling he came out of the mine for me...
06/02/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 55d lost, 53d restricted Employee was putting in belt structure and hanging it with chains. When a chain slipped out of a keyhole bracket, the rail fell on his foot. An x-ray was taken and was negative, however he was unable...
05/24/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Roof bolter operator was walking beside his machine to get a drink of water. A piece of material fell above the wing curtain and struck him on top of his head. The incident resulted in a hairline frac...
05/17/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee had hooked up a chain between a battery scoop and a shuttle car. The scoop bucket was on the ground at the time. He asked the scoop operator to back the scoop up. He did not realize that his...
05/17/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting a trap door panel on a miner. He hit the hand he was lifting with against a roof bolt causing him to drop the door on his other hand. He had a small laceration that later healed b...
05/12/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost A piece of mine roof came out between the ATRS and the roof bolter canopy. While trying to remove this rock, a piece of it hit the employee on the back and pushed him against the bolter. He was examin...
05/08/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting a piece of mine belt with a utility knife, the knife slipped off of the belt and brushed his left thigh. This resulted in a laceration that required stitches.
04/30/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was building a brattice from concrete blocks. Before the brattice was completed it toppled over and a block struck his right index finger.
04/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee strained back while transferring roof bolts from the back of the bolter to the front. He was treated by a chiropractor during his shift on 4/30/10. He was treated again on the morning of 5/3/...
04/15/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Trussbolter operator had drilled his starter hole and was inserting his sectional augers. The augers bowed while he had his hand on the lower section. He was raising the drill pot at the time and it c...
04/14/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted A 1' pinner wrench was laying on the boom near the pot on a double boom bolter. The operator reached to get the wrench as he was raising the boom pushing a roof bolt up into the hole. His middle left...
03/24/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was working on changing pins and bushings in a low trac. He was picking up timbers to block the low trac up when he felt a pain in his lower back. He continued working until he started missin...
03/22/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Employee stated that he was pulling a car cable of the reel. While doing so he jerked his right shoulder when it stopped unexpectedly. He continued working until April 28, 2010 when he started missing...
03/11/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that while doing his regular job in the surface shop, he must have gotten something in his left eye. He reported this on 3/12/10 to the mine nurse who sent him to an opthamaligist. Th...
03/05/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee stated that he was driving a personnel carrier underground. While traveling, his hammer fell off the vehicle. When he stopped and got off the ride to retrieve the hammer, his left foot slippe...
03/04/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost The injured and another employee had changed out a canopy post on the right side roof bolter machine. Both had loaded the old post on a 3-wheeler to take it to a diesel ride that would be used to take...
02/22/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The auxillary hoist stopped as it was coming to the surface. The hoist was changed to manual mode and continued on out. It was found that 2 wires in the umbilical cable had come apart. The MSHA hotlin...
02/17/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Two shuttle cars meet at an intersection unexpectedly and collided boom to boom. The collision did not affect one of the car drivers but the other car driver was shaken up. He did not report for work...
01/21/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee was in the process of moving a miner cable. While he was standing next to a loop of cable, he stepped back in some loose coal and rolled his left foot to one side. He finished his shift but x...
01/19/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost The no. 4 unit tailpiece was being pulled tight by a scoop . The victim had set the ratchet jack and pipe on the right side of the tailpiece looking outby. No jacks were set yet on the other side. The...
01/02/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None It was discovered at approximately 8:00 AM that the trailing cable for the Nordburg auxiliary hoist had been damaged. The hoist was out of service for over 30 minutes. The mine was idle.