STRIKING OR BUMPING

Name: STRIKING OR BUMPING at River View Coal LLC
Start: 09/23/2025

220252730030 · 09/23/2025 · River View Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: STRIKING OR BUMPING
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 5
Mine experience: 1.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator: River View Coal LLC
Mine: 1519374

Narrative

While drilling a hole for the roof bolting process, the operator's steels became clogged up causing the steels to bend under pressure. While looking back at the tray and reaching for the steels at the same time the bent steels struck the operator in the base of the thumb on the left hand. Started missing work on 09/24/23025.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown