RIVER VIEW MINE — Accidents

Total: 805 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/23/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a piece of clear curtain to hang up. The knife slipped and EE cut left little finger requiring stitches.
11/22/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck on the left hand while attempting to start drilling with EE's sectional drill steels. The steels bent on the way up.
11/02/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee was putting up a truss bolt over EE's head and felt a pain in EE's right shoulder on 11/02/2021. EE went to the doctor receiving some treatments and never missed work continuing to do EE's re...
11/01/2021 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee injured left thumb while in the process of connecting a trailer tongue to battery scoop. The thumb had a small fracture.
10/27/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While doing a sound and vibration test before drilling a roof bolt hole, a softball size piece of material fell striking employee in the mouth. When employee went to the Dentist on December 8th, a too...
10/27/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was bending a roof bolt and slipped causing it to hit them in the right bicep, resulting in a bruise on the arm and they worked shorter hours for two days.
10/13/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting coal with a continuous miner. During the process, a small piece of metal struck EE in the left lower lip. The metal was removed and stitches were required to close the wound.
10/06/2021 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was at the middle of the bolter when the bolter moved up catching the tip of their steel toe boot under the tire resulting in the left foot being sore. Employee worked two days of shorter shi...
09/29/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 122d lost, 5d restricted Employee strained left shoulder while bending a 5 foot roof bolt. EE continued working until EE started missing due to pain on October 7th.
09/28/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 125d lost, 13d restricted Employee was sitting on the mine floor at the rear of the roof bolter when a piece of roof material fell out from between roof bolts striking EE on the left side and hip.
09/23/2021 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted Citation No. 9534976 was issued during a Part 50 Audit with regard to this injury. The employee was pulling on a drill steel that was stuck in the mine roof when employee felt a pain in lower back.
09/21/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost Employee was carrying a shovel full of rock dust while walking on the back side of 13F Header. Employee's feet went out from under them when they stepped on a smooth surfaced rock that was wet from sw...
09/17/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck on the left hand by a drill steel as they attempted to connect the third sectional drill steel while drilling a hole for a cable bolt. Employee lacerated the web between the thumb...
09/09/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Citation No. 9535000 was issued during a Part 50 Audit regarding this injury. The employee was stuck in the left eye by tie wire while hanging the roof bolter cable.
08/26/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 76d lost, 12d restricted Employee pinched the bottom of EE's left upper arm between a shuttle car and the coal rib. EE continued to work until EE started missing on September 15th.
08/24/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost While roof bolting, a small piece of mine roof struck the employee on the right shoulder. Employee continued working until they started missing work on January 19, 2022 to have surgery.
08/23/2021 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee bent down to the mine floor dropping to left knee. After doing this they felt pain and noticed that the knee was bleeding. Employee had a laceration requiring stitches.
08/17/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost Employee was raising a head roller with a pipe wrench and it slipped off causing EE to fall against the rib resulting in EE's lower back being hurt. EE continued to work until 07/14/2022 when EE went...
08/06/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was on EE's knees looking for an oil leak under a continuous miner. A piece of material fell off the miner striking EE on the left jaw. EE received 4 stitches for a small laceration.
08/04/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling a hole for a 5' roof bolt. As EE tried to connect two sectional drill steels, the bottom steel jumped out of the top steel and cut EE's left hand. Stitches were required.
07/24/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was spraying pump motor on EE's car with the miner's wash down hose. The hose flew up and struck EE near the left eye. There was a small cut in the left eyelid that required two stitches.
07/22/2021 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Citation No. 9534978 was issued during a Part 50 Audit regarding this injury. The employee was installing a roof bolt when EE felt EE's right knee pop causing pain.
07/09/2021 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving a diesel golf cart when it stopped suddenly causing them to hit their mouth on the steering wheel. EE had lacerations to mouth requiring stitches.
06/22/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee turned to walk to another entry and in the process struck head against a pin board jamming neck. Employee started missing work on 6/28/21. After an investigation into the injury, it was deter...
06/12/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee had drilled the starter hole for a roof bolt. As EE lowered EE's boom to insert the second drill steel, the boom caught the steel protruding from the tray. The steel flipped around striking t...
06/01/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee strained right bicep while throwing the miner cable out of the roadway. Employee started missing work on 6/18/21 to have surgery.
05/28/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing a roof bolt, a small round piece of material slid down the bolt striking EE's right hand and thumb. EE's thumb required stitches.
05/28/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Employee was unhooking a chain. The chain caught employee's right hand injuring thumb and ring finger. Stitches were required and the thumb and ring finger were fractured.
05/20/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 60d lost, 10d restricted Employee was struck on the right thumb by a drill steel while adding sectional steels. The thumb had a fracture.
05/10/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost While repositioning a unit ride near the shaft bottom, a foot got caught between the ride and a supply trailer. Stitches were required.
05/07/2021 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee struck head on a pin board while walking jamming their neck. Employee thought it would be ok and did not report it until later. The incident was investigated and determined to be work related...
05/06/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 26d restricted Citation 9534979 was issued during a Part 50 Audit with regard to this injury. The employee slipped and fell on EE's right shoulder as EE was trying to pull a curtain down that was hung over a pallet...
04/28/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 170d lost, 7d restricted Employee strained EE's left shoulder jerking on a stuck pinner steel. EE continued to work until EE started missing work on 8/26/21. An MRI revealed on 8/24/21 that EE had LAP tear that would require...
04/26/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee jerked a drill steel from the drill chuck. The steel struck them in the mouth breaking a tooth.
04/22/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee fell while hooking up chains to move a Connex box. EE bruised their knees, right elbow and hip.
04/19/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck on the left hand by a drill steel as they attempted to get the steel properly situated in the drill chuck. This resulted in a laceration requiring stitches.
04/14/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to retrieve an item from under a lid on a shuttle car. The lid slipped and fell on employee's left middle finger. This resulted in a laceration requiring stitches.
04/12/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to break a concrete block with an ax. When EE swung the ax EE missed the block and struck their right index finger resulting in a fracture.
04/08/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost Employee was drilling a hole in the roof with EE's starter steel. EE then pushed up on EE's first steel to add EE's second steel. When EE did EE felt EE's left shoulder pop. EE started missing work o...
04/06/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was loading pin tray with roof bolts. While reaching over to place the bolts in the tray, they felt a pop in lower back causing sharp pain. Employee continued to work but began missing on 4/1...
04/05/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee was drilling a cable bolt hole. As EE tried to remove the third steel from the drill chuck, the steel was stuck and EE pulled hard to get it out. This resulted in a hernia. EE started missing...
04/01/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Mashed right thumb between a trailer and a diesel ride as they were unhooking the trailer. The trailer moved resulting in a fractured right thumb.
03/23/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost While setting a miner bit, a piece of metal flew between the employees safety glasses and EE's nose striking EE in the right eye. Surgery was required to remove the metal.
03/17/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost Employee tripped and fell into the revolving door on bottom striking left shoulder and right little finger. The little finger was fractured.
03/02/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Citation No. 9534992 was issued during a Part 50 Audit regarding this injury. The employee was loading pins out of a scoop bucket and felt the center of back pop causing pain.
03/02/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Citation No. 9534991 was issued during a Part 50 Audit regarding this injury. The employee had EE's right hand on the operators side joy stick. EE reached back with EE's left hand to get a stick of re...
03/01/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee was climbing the stairs out of a grease pit when EE twisted EE's right knee. EE started missing work on June 9th, 2021 to have surgery.
03/01/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee pinched left index finger tip while installing a roof bolt. Stitches were required for the laceration.
02/26/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Citation No. 9534995 was issued during a Part 50 Audit regarding this injury. The employee was changing an air filter in a scoop. As employee closed the lid on top of the scoop employee felt something...
02/26/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee was traveling on foot down the head house stairs. As they stepped off at the last step to the platform, they twisted right knee. Employee continued to work until they started missing on 3/17/...