Mining Incidents

River Hill Coal Co., Inc.Coal

Controlled by Harry J Hanchar
Karthaus, Clearfield County, PA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3600884
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
28
Years on record
2002–2018
Latest incident
Sep 2018
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

28 on file

2018 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee twisted back when stepping down out of the bulk truck. Later Shoveling dirt when putting off the shoe, aggravated it even more.

2016 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was stepping down off machine and hand slipped off the handrail, heel caught on the track and EE fell backwards and hit back on the opposing track.

2014 · 1 incident

2013 · 4 incidents

Fall from machine

At end of shift, in the process of beginning to fuel equipment, employee slipped and fell approximately 10 feet to the ground.

Fall from machine

Employee fell off dozer and cut hand.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting a keg of grease. When he turned something pinched in his back.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking on an uneven surface and twisted his ankle and knee.

2012 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was kneeling down on left knee and pushed up on the screener leg and felt a crunching in knee

2011 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee reached for ladder with his left hand and felt a pop in the left side of back.

Fall from machine

Employee was cleaning windows on 785 rock truck and fell to the ground.

2010 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working on D11 Dozer tracks. Loosening bolts with hydraulic wrench, used air wrench to remove bolts.

2009 · 5 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Laying on back pushing jack out from under truck.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling a pump hose, he hurt his shoulder and there is a tear in his rotator cuff.

Struck by flying object

While changing oil, something went in employees eye. It went unnoticed until later. Employee was off Thur. 8-6-09.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking from the pick-up truck to the drill when he lost his footing on loose dirt and fell on the road turning his ankle.

Fall from machine

Employee was standing on the tracks while working on a dozer and feet slipped and he fell.

2008 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Started down dirt bank near front of rock truck at Pottersdale parking lot, slipped on the ice and left foot caught on rock, landed on left side of hip and shoulder. Went to the chiropractor on January 6, 2009.

Fall from machine

Employee slipped off ladder of truck, right knee buckled when his foot hit the ground.

2006 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Kneeling down on left knee blocking D11N dozer blade.

2005 · 4 incidents

Fall from machine

Priming the pump for the transmission. Cap Blew out squaiting oil on face and hands turned to get out of the oil and fell to the ground.

Struck by falling object

While checking placement of inner part of brake assembly it came down onto his right hand.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DEFLATED TIRE OFF OF RIM WITH PRYBAR, BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL ONTO CONCRETE FLOORING ONTO RIGHT KNEE

Fall from machine

Coming down ladder right foot hung up on ladder lost footing and fell.

2004 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS CLIMBING FROM TOP DECK TO REAR AND DOWN LADDER WHILE INSTALLING TRANSMISSION

Struck by flying object

Working outside on welding truck. dirt metal fell in eyes while working under truck. received a prescription.

2003 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

OFFICE TRAILER WAS FOUND SMOULDERING AT 5AM ON 6/30/03 BY AN EE. STATE P0LICE WERE CALLED THE FIRE WAS LEFT TO BURN ITSELF OUT. NO INJURIES

2002 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WAS SLIDING A HALF BARREL ABOUT 10 YDS AWAY FROM WORK AREA FILLED WITH 20-25 GALLONS OF OIL WHEN SOMETHING PULLED IN HIS BACK. WHEN HE STOOD UP HE HAD PAIN IN HIS BACK & DOWN HIS HIPS.