Riveredge Mine — Accidents

Total: 72 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/18/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was repairing a damaged miner cable. He was cutting the outer jacket when then belt knife slipped and cut his inner left knee. He received a laceration that required 7 staples.
08/14/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was installing a rotation unit on a roof bolter on the #2 unit. The injured picked up the rotation unit and received a laceration on his right pinky finger from a sharp edge on the rotation un...
05/26/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Lime was dropped into the rock dust drop hole instead of rock dust. The injured inhaled the lime dust and the dust irritated his lungs.
05/16/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The injured was putting up a cable bolt. The cable bolt hung on a rock. The injured pulled on the cable bolt and caused the pie pan to move resulting in a laceration to his left arm near his inner bic...
05/12/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was attempting to tighten a pressurized was line fitting at the water tree. He pulled at the hose and the hose came off and hit him in his forehead. He received 6 stitches
05/12/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Injured was lifting miner cable. He was holding it against the top when another miner tried to pull slack in the cable pulling the injured' s extended right arm backwards. The injured felt a pop in hi...
05/08/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured was building a brattice and he felt a pain in his right knee. Knee was swollen and sore the next day.
04/17/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured cut right hand thumb with a belt knife while cutting a piece of suction hose for a Fletcher roof bolter. He received 5 stitches.
04/16/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured cut finger while installing a flex plate on a diesel scoop engine. He was tightening up flex plate bolts when the plate broke and cut his hand. He received 5 stitches on his finger on his righ...
03/23/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted The injured was lifting/pulling the pod rock duster hose. He was bent over and twisted. The injured coughed and felt a sharp pain in his right rib cage area.
02/25/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a rock fall inby the loading point on the #1 unit MMU-002. The fall occurred in 9R and the intersection in 10 at cross cut 35 spad # 21+60. There was no interruption to ventilation, no one w...
02/03/2015 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Roof bolter was installing the inside pin in the #10 entry on the #1 unit (MMU 002). A piece of draw rock measuring 2.75' x 2.75' x 2"" thick fell from between the rib pin and the rib making contact w...
01/29/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting in changing the tire on a roof bolter in the #2 entry on the #2 unit MMU 003. The spare tire was standing beside him and fell over making contact with his hand. A fracture may b...
12/20/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was dragging cable for a power move on 3rd shift and his back made contact with a damaged pin plate that was hanging down. He received a laceration on his back that required 16 stitches.
11/18/2014 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost THE INJURED WAS TRAMMING THE MINER OUT OF THE #4 ENTRY FACE XCUT IN THE FIRST PANEL SOUTH ON THE #1 UNIT AFTER FINISHING A CUT AND WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF ROCK THAT FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE RIB AND...
10/24/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost The injured was carrying 2 sections of belt structure railing on the back of a 4 man diesel Wallace. The injured turned the corner to enter the #2 entry and the rail caught the rib causing the rail to...
10/23/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None cutting strap on bundle of gloves, was cutting away from body with razor knife when knife slipped and cut his thigh. (stitches)
09/29/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was roof bolting on opposite operator side. He was putting up his outside roof bolt. He was straightening his pin when a pie pan slide down the pin making contact with his left forearm cau...
09/05/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating a double boom Fletcher roof bolter in the #9 entry bolting a turned left on the #1 unit, while installing the outside rib pin on the opposite operator side, the injured was struck by a...
02/28/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was securing metal flashing using self drilling screws. EE was putting a screw, felt something went in eye. EE reported incident his eye was flushed out. Claimed to feel ok went home. Next day, cla...
11/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was installing a brace for a steel beam when the angle-iron brace flopped over and mashed his right index finger requiring stitches. He was wearing leather gloves at the time. Employee will...
10/02/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Fellow employee closed lid to powder box, and caught injured worker's finger between lid and frame. This resulted in sutures to the injured finger.