Rivers Edge Mine — Accidents

Total: 152 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/03/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE STATED HE TRAMMED THRU FLYS STRIKING OTHER HAULER. EE STATED THAT THE OTHER HAULER DID NOT HAVE LIGHTS ON. ALSO STATED OTHER HAULER WAS IN A DIP & HE DID NOT SEE THE HAULER.
03/20/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INVESTIGATION REVEALED EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT A SECTION OF SUCTION HOSE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. STITCHES REQUIRED.
03/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 319d lost THIS INCIDENT BECAME LOST TIME DUE TO EMPLOYEE HAVING SURGERY ON HIS FINGER.
03/03/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE stated he was attempting to get a large piece of rock off the 222 miner with the slate bar, when the bar slipped stricking his right ring finger against a metal stob on the rub rail.
12/05/2005 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 135d lost EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL POST WHEN RIB ROLLED OUT CAUSING A POST AND RIB TO STRIKE HIM AND KNOCK HIM TO THE GROUND. RIB MEASURED 14' X 10' X 41"".
11/12/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Investigation revealed employee was cutting knotches in belt to mark bad places. The employee struck his left index finger with the knife causing a laceration.
10/22/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated he was attempting to reach the electric drill to another employee when he stepped on the bottom belt and sliped and fell against a belt stand injuring his right upper arm.
09/12/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above the anchorage of the installed roof bolts was found mine the mine examiner. The fall was approximately 20 ft wide by 20 ft in lenghth by 6 ft in height. The area of the fall was in t...
09/03/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that he was busting on a large rock with an 80 lb hammer, when a piece of the rock broke off and the sharp edge on the rock struck him on the side of his right hand, employee said he w...
08/29/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost EE STATED HE WAS LIFTING FENCE GUARDS AND CARRYING THEM TO THE SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE SLIPPED IN MUD AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. AS THE SHIFT CONTINUED, HIS KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL.
08/29/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE STATED WHILE TRAMMING BOLTER ACROSS SECTION FROM THE DECK, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON LEFT INDEX FINGER. EE PUT BANDAGE ON FINGER AND CONTINUED WORKING. EE WAS SEEN BY A DOCTOR NEXT DA...
07/26/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Hammering nails wrong way
06/02/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 167d lost INVESTIGATION INDICATES EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE FACE OF THE 3X4 ON THE 2 RT SECTION. HE HAD INSTALELED THE OUTSIDE ROOF BOLT AND WAS POSITIONING TO INSTALL INSIDE BOLT WHEN A RIB AND...
06/01/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN SURFACE SHOP MAKING REPAIRS TO A DBT 488 SCOOP, HE WAS UNDER SCOOP HELPING TO INSTALL A PUMP ON THE MOTOR. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF SCOOP PRYING MOTOR WITH A BAR. OTHER E...
05/21/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INVESTIGATION REVEALED OPERATOR WAS DROPPING DRILL POT TO GET STEEL OUT & AFTER DROPPING HEAD ABOUT 1', A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK (1'X 7""X 1""THICK) BROKE LOOSE FROM EDGE OF DRILLED HOLE & STRUCK OPERATOR...
05/02/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE NOSE
04/12/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 46d lost, 40d restricted EE STATED WAS LEVELING BUCKET OF SCOOP IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE PIZZA PANS IN THE BUCKET TO BE PLACED IN A SUPPLY BOX, AS EE LET THE BUCKET DOWN IT CAUGHT THE EDGE OF THE SUPPLY BOX WHICH IN TURN CAUSED...
04/04/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 100d lost EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD TRAMMED THE 488 SCOOP HE WAS OPERATING THROUGH A CROSS CUT & RAN OVER A PILE OF LOOSE COAL THAT WAS LEFT BY THE CONTINUOUS MINER. IN DOING SO THIS CAUSED HIM TO JARR HIS LOW BAC...
03/23/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL ABOVE ROOF BOLT ANCHORAGE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE INACTIVE HEADINGS OF THE 2 NORTH AREA OF THE MINE. THE AREA WAS BEING EXPLORED FOR REHABILITATION WHEN THE FALL OF 20' LONG X 10' WIDE X 5'...
03/02/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE WAS PUTTING FIRST BOLT(OUTSIDE BOLT) UP IN FACE OF #3 ENTRY.THE RIB NEXT TO EE ROLLED OFF AND HIT EE ON THE LT SIDE CAUSING RT SIDE TO STRIKE THE ROOF BOLTER.EE STATED THAT EE HAD MADE A VISUAL EXA...
02/15/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 114d lost Upon an investigation the ee was involved in an incident where his right lower leg and foot was struck by rib coal. the ee was operating a continuous miner in pillar block #171, and had moved the mach...
01/31/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None UPON AN INVESTIGATION THE EMPLOYEE WAS OBSERVING THE CONTINUOUS MINER MINING THE FINIAL PUSH OUT IN THE PILLAR BLOCK #106. THE EE WAS POSITIONED APPROX. 40' FROM THE MACHINE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE...
01/14/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost OPERATING A MANTRIP, PUSHING A DISABLED GOPHER TO THE GOPHER SHED AREA (APPROX. 100' AWAY). EE LET OFF THE TRAM OF HIS MANTRIP TO ALLOW THE GOPHER TO ENTER THE SHED AND AS HE DID, THE FRONT WHEEL OF...
12/20/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None UPON INVESTIGATION THE EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT RUBBER TO MAKE A SPLICE. DURING THE PROCESS HE DECIDED TO CHANGE POSITION & WHILE DOING SO HIS FOOT BECAME TANGLED IN A PIECE OF S...
10/15/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL THE FIRST BOLT IN THE ROOF OF THE 4XR CROSSCUT. A PIECE OF COAL & ROCK MIDDLE BAND APPROX. 2'X 3' SQUARE ROLLED OUT OF THE RIB STRIKING HIS LEFT LEG AND HI...
10/06/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL BELOW THE ANCHORAGE POINT. SOUTH MAINS IN CROSSCUT BETWEEN ENTRIES 7-8, 130'OUTBY SPAD 1141 & 3000'OUTBY FACE. PRIMARY SUPPORTS WERE 5' DOUBLE TWIST FULLY GROUTED 3/4""DIA. BOLTS. THE FALL M...
10/01/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Upon an investigation ee was operating the #39 battery powered gopher traveling from maintenance shop toward supply shed. He was attempting to pull in front of shed when he continued forward & head en...
08/29/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND BY THE FIREBOSS DURING THE PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION OF THE EP AREA IN THE SOUTH MAINS INTAKE ESCAPEWAY. FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 FT IN LENGTH BY 20 FT IN WIDTH BY 5 FT IN HEIGHT.
08/23/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS COMING THROUGH THE BACK DOOR OF BATH HOUSE AND THAT HE TRIPPED OVER A RUBBER MAT THAT WAS CURLED UP ON THE END. THIS CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE CHANGING BENCH SE...
08/09/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None CTS (CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME) CLAIM. THE COMPANY RECEIVED THE CLAIMANT'S REPORT WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. EE WAS DIAGNOSED FOR CTS ON 6/2/04. THE COMPANY RECEIVED THE MEDICAL INFOR...
08/03/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS REMOVING TRASH FROM AN EMPTY BOLT BOX WHEN A RETAINING BAND FROM A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS FLIPPED UP & STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOREARM CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION.
07/22/2004 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None OP claim. The medical information received by the company on July 22, 2004, shows that the claimant was diagnosed for OP on 04/05/04. He was awarded 10% for occupational pneumoconiosis on July 2, 2004...
07/12/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE STATED HE WAS DRILLING HOLE IN MINE ROOF TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT WHEN A NON-DETECTED KETTLE BOTTOM FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD AND NECK AREA. THE HEIGHT OF THE AREA WAS APPROX. 7 FT...
07/12/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE STATED HE WAS RAISING THE CANOPY ON HIS SIDE OF THE BOLT MACHINE AND WHILE DOING SO HE HAD HIS HAND RESTING ON THE TOP OF THE CANOPY. HE STATED THAT HE RAISED THE CANOPY TOO HIGH AND MASHED THE TI...
07/10/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A HILL BETWEEN THE #5 & #6 ENTRIES. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE STEPPED HIS LEFT FOOT LOST ITS GRIP AND SLID FOWARD. HIS RIGHT FOOT STAYED IN PLACE CAUSING HIS BODY WEIGHT TO BE S...
06/18/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None WAS UNDER SCOOP TIGHTENING FITTINGS ON PUMP. I WAS LAYING ON MY LEFT SIDE PUSHING ON WRENCH WITH MY RIGHT ARM AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN MY LEFT SHOULDER.
06/02/2004 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 259d lost Employee stated he was moving supplies on machine when a rib popped loose and hit him in the back. employee finished his shift. employee called in on june 5th that he had been to the doctor and would...
05/23/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS REMOVING THE NYLON ROPE HANGERS FROM AROUND MINER CABLE. WHILE DROPPING THE CABLE ONE OF THE HANGERS FLIPPED AROUND AS THE CABLE WAS BEING RELEASED AND THE METAL S HOOK END CAUG...
05/14/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 272d lost EE WAS INSTALLING THE OUTSIDE BOLT ON 3RD ROW OF BOLTS IN THE FACE OF NO.1 ENTRY. EE STATED HE DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. ALL HE COULD REMEMBER WAS THAT HE WAS HIT BY A ROOF ROCK. INVESTIGATION FOUND A PIE...
05/08/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee stated he was servicing and greasing the #410 RBM using a hand held battery grease gun when a small piece of draw rock fell striking his right thumb and forefinger. The sharp edges of the roc...
04/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 283d lost EE STATED THAT HE AND HIS WORK PARTNER WERE HANGING CABLE WHEN EE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN SHOOT FROM HIS HIP AND GO DOWN HIS RIGHT LEG. EE FINISHED THIS SHIFT AND WORKED HIS NEXT REGULAR SHIFT. WEN...
04/29/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND BY THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT MANAGER WHILE EXAMINING OLD WORKS AND EP AREA. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET IN LENGTH AND 19 FEET WIDE BY 5 FEET HIGH. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5 FT FULLY...
04/27/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Occupational hearing loss claim. the ee was diagnosed for a hearing loss on 3/29/04. the medical was received by the company on 4/27/04. according to our records this is the first and initial hearing...
03/16/2004 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee had conducted pulmonary fuction studies date 11-18-03. the occupationa pneumoconiosis board found suffiecent evidence to justify a diagnosis of occupational pneumoconosis on 3-16-04. the...
02/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 334d lost ON 2/17/04 PM SHIFT, THE EE STATED HE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AFTER HANDLING A SINGLE BOX OF RESIN FOR THE RBM. THE MEDICAL RECEIVED 2/25/04 SHOWS THAT A CHRONIC BACK (PREVIOUS B...
02/02/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None THE CLAIMANT HAS FILED THE CLAIM WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS. THE HEARING LOSS WAS DIAGNOSED ON 10/09/03 AND THE MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS WAS RECEIVED BY THE COMPANY ON 02/27/04.
01/30/2004 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 6d restricted UPON AN INVESTIGATION THE EE, AND MINER OPERATORWERE MINING THE FIRST TOP LEFT LIFT IN PILLAR #182. EE HEARD A PILLER BUMP AND SAW A PIECE OF ROCK (SLIP) FALLING AT AND NEAR WHERE HE WAS POSIT IONED....
01/28/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO VALUE FOUND None Two employees were setting bits in the miner when a rock fell from between roof bolts.
01/28/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO VALUE FOUND None AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE EE WAS LEANING OVER A LONG-AIRDOX 488 SCOOP GETTING A BAG OF ROCK DUST WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD & BACK. TH...
01/21/2004 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None THE CO RECEIVED MEDICAL NOTIFICATION ON JAN 21, 2004 THAT STATES THIS IS THE INITIAL AWARD RECEIVED BY THE CLAIMANT FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS. THE CLAIMANT WAS TESTED ON 11-13-03, AND TH E CHEST...