RIVER VIEW MINE — Accidents

Total: 805 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/24/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was changing a bottom roller on the slope belt using a chain hoist when EE's right leg felt a pain in the right calf. EE finished EE's shift but was taken off of work on 09/25/2023.
09/22/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee was building a brattice and when EE threw a bag of plaster down EE felt something pop on EE's left groin area resulting in EE having a small hernia. EE started missing work on 9/23/2023.
09/20/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 154d lost Employee was walking through the revolving door on bottom with hands full, EE was pushing with one arm & felt a pain in right shoulder. This was originally deemed a non-work related accident and was d...
09/19/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was watering EE's ram car batteries when the battery lid fell on EE's right index finger resulting in a fracture to EE's finger. EE continued to finish EE's shift but started missing work on...
08/25/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was connecting the pinner steel under pressure when they popped out hitting the employee's left hand resulting in a fracture to the left thumb. Employee started missing work on 08/28/2023.
08/18/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost Employee tripped over a cable causing EE to fall down and now has pain in the right shoulder, resulting in EE seeing a doctor and started missing work on 08/19/2023.
08/18/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost Employee was riding on a 10 person diesel mantrip in the middle compartment behind the driver facing forward when another 10 person diesel mantrip struck them in the side resulting in the employee bei...
08/16/2023 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was getting up off of the ground when EE put right hand on a car cable and felt a tingle like EE had been shocked. EE finished shift and had the mine nurse practitioner check EE out and the E...
08/15/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee was bolting when employee held on to the roof bolt and accidentally hit the rotation causing hand to be twisted resulting in hand being sprained and was taken off of work on 08/16/2023.
08/14/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee was adjusting a roller on the beltline when EE twisted back, resulting in EE having surgery on their back. EE started missing work on 08/15/2023.
08/11/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding a 100' metal tape line when a car hung into the tape line causing it to cut their right ring finger and left middle finger resulting in them receiving 6 stitches. They returned to...
08/11/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unloading a pinner pot when they caught their left index finger between the pot and the golf cart resulting in them having to get 6 stitches in their finger. They returned to work their n...
08/03/2023 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was backing car up when EE's left got caught between the cab and the rib resulting in EE having a small fracture in their foot.
07/28/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was opening the gate on the cage when the latch pinched their right middle finger resulting in them having 4 stitches put in. Employee returned to work the same day.
07/26/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee was bolting when EE bent the pinner steel causing it to strike EE's right hand. EE went to the doctor and was given restrictions. EE started missing work on 07/28/2023.
07/25/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee bolting when EE's drill steel came out of the roof landing on EE's rotating pinner pot causing the steel to swing around hitting EE under EE's right eye resulting in EE receiving 6 stitches.
07/21/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was bolting when the pinner steel bent striking employee on right wrist. Employee finished the shift and decided to go to the doctor on 07/24/2023 resulting in the doctor finding nothing brok...
07/04/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Employee was replacing a 72"" belt roller when EE felt a pain in EE's groin and back. EE continued to work till EE went off of work for back surgery on 01/04/2024.
06/29/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee was bolting when EE was guiding the roof bolt into the chuck and EE accidentally hit EE's rotation causing EE's glove to get caught resulting in a strain to EE's right hand and being taken of...
06/09/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee hit left index finger with a hammer while hanging a curtain, resulting in employee having 2 stitches in the finger.
06/07/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in # 10 entry on the 9C panel starting at spad No. 43+20 - 44+50.The fall will not be loaded out. The examiners route has been moved.
06/04/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Employee was working on a new header when EE's left foot slipped causing EE's left ankle to swell up. EE continued to work until 07-10-2023 when the doctor took EE off of work.
05/25/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was pulling an old roller off of the beltline and felt a pain in lower back. EE continued to work until the doctor took EE off of work on 06/01/2023.
04/26/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Employee was lifting a shear jack and felt pain in lower back. After going to the doctor, employee was given restrictions and taken off of work on 05/01/2023.
04/25/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost Employee was washing a piece of equipment when they stepped in a hole hurting their left knee. They continued to work until the doctor gave them restrictions and they started missing work on 05/10/202...
04/25/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee was changing out the ATRS T-Bar pin & bushings when the ATRS rolled off striking right thumb resulting in them having surgery and being off of work starting on 04/26/2023.
04/19/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost Employee was letting the belt blocks off when the block slipped and hit employee in left shoulder. Employee was seen by the doctor on 04/20/2023 and employee's restrictions keep employee from working.
04/18/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on # 5 unit in the # 2 entry from crosscuts 17-19. The fall will not be loaded out. The # 5 unit moved two panels outby to a new panel.
04/14/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee was closing the lid on a large tool box when the lid fell on to EE's right hand causing a fracture of the little finger and EE was taken off of work.
04/14/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost On 4/14/2023, the employee was walking through the airlock on the unit catching EE's foot, EE fell to the mine floor, landing on EE's left shoulder causing pain. The employee continued to work, starte...
03/23/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee was bolting when they got their right hand between the bottom steel and the roof causing them to fracture their little finger. They started missing work on 03/27/2023.
03/22/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was loading roof jacks into a scoop bucket when they felt a sharp pain in their right wrist. They went to the doctor on 3/23/23 and was taken off work. They returned to work on 3/28/23 missin...
03/14/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was shoveling on the beltline when right knee popped out of place on the employee resulting in employee being taken off of work.
03/13/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee was walking around EE's car when EE tripped on a cable and fell into the car causing EE to fracture two ribs resulting in EE missing work.
03/07/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was drilling a hole for a cable bolt when the bottom steel bowed and popped employee's left hand resulting in employee receiving 5 stitches in the hand and employee returned to work full duty...
03/02/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling a hole for a cable bolt when the bottom steel bowed and popped employee's right hand resulting in employee receiving 5 stitches in the hand. Employee did not miss any work and re...
02/28/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping the mechanic pull the cable off of the bolter when a piece of gob hit them on the arm resulting in them receiving 3 stitches. EE did not miss any work and was back at full duty.
02/16/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was swinging EE canopy when a rock slid off and bounced up striking EE in EE's mouth chipping EE's front tooth resulting in EE having EE's tooth repaired. EE did not miss any work.
02/14/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was holding up a cable to let a low trac go past when the rear tire of the low trac caught the back of EE's left heal causing EE to go to the doctor where x-rays showed no broken bones just a...
02/09/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Two roof falls occurred in the No. 10 entry. The outby fall went from just inby crosscut No. 224 to just inby crosscut No. 226. It measured 160'x 18'x 9'. The inby fall went from just inby crosscut N...
02/09/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was pulling a top steel out of the hole when EE felt EE's shoulder pop. The employee had EE's shoulder looked at and was put off of work for two shifts returning to work on 02/14/2023.
02/07/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee was shoveling the belt line when EE felt a knot on the groin area and went to a nurse and was treated for a infected lymph node, then was later diagnosed with a hernia and was off work on 03/...
02/06/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking a fire suppression fitting apart when the pipe wrench hit employee in the mouth causing a tooth to be broken. Employee did not miss any work.
02/03/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 68d lost, 115d restricted Employee was replacing a bad bottom roller when EE felt a sharp pain in EE's left shoulder, EE continued to work until 04/03/2023 when EE went for surgery.
02/02/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting when EE's steel bent and struck EE on the left check. EE finished the shift and went to the doctor later that day with the x-ray showing a hair line fracture of EE's check bone. E...
02/01/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost Employee was lapping pinner cable on top of the pinner when EE felt a pull in the right shoulder. EE continued to work until 07/12/2023 when EE was taken off of work by the doctor.
02/01/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee was unloading a part from the back of a ride when EE went to set the part on the ground EE felt a sharp pain on the top outside edge of EE's left foot resulting in EE going to the doctor the...
01/31/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting when a piece of gob slid off of EE's canopy striking EE on EE's right middle finger resulting in EE having 2 stitches. EE returned to work EE's next shift.
01/29/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was hanging a car cable and rolled their right ankle. They went to see a doctor and was taken off of work on 01/31/2023.
01/27/2023 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee stepped on a rock and twisted right ankle. EE continued to work until EE was off for surgery and started missing on 03/23/2023.