Mining Incidents

Riveredge Surface Operation Coal

Beech Grove, Mclean County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519749

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2015–2018
Latest incident
Jul 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
114
citations
36
significant & substantial
$21,133
proposed penalties
$19,914
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q4 3,417 5 0 1463.3
2019 Q3 15,174 2 0 131.8
2019 Q2 17,126 6 0 350.3
2018 Q3 16,614 2 0 120.4
2018 Q2 17,218 15 9 871.2
2017 Q4 16,924 5 0 295.4
2017 Q2 18,757 7 3 373.2
2017 Q1 20,158 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2018 · 2 incidents

July 22, 2018 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pennyrile Energy, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee patching hole on refuge chute attempting to hold large steel patch on chute and strained shoulder and right arm.

June 14, 2018 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Pennyrile Energy, LLC · Struck by flying object

While spraying out a heavy medum sump a 1 inch conduit being used to direct water jumped up from pressure striking employee in the left side of the temple area. Employee received a fracture to the cheek area.

2017 · 1 incident

June 26, 2017 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pennyrile Energy, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee states while working on clean coal vibrator, after finishing, back allegedly started tightening up.

2016 · 1 incident

August 8, 2016 KY · Coal miner, prospector, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Pennyrile Energy, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Injured was off the clock and traveling to work on the haul/travel road on mine property. Approximately 1 mile from St Rt 593, injured lost control of the personal vehicle and hit rock wall along travel road. Injured suffered a concussion and contusions.

2015 · 4 incidents

November 23, 2015 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pennyrile Energy, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Injured was climbing onto a Komatsu HM350 gob truck to enter the operator's deck area. His left foot slipped and he fell. He suffered a contusion to his left knee.

November 16, 2015 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pennyrile Energy, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured was dumping a bag of dry cat into the cat feeder. He felt a pain in his lower back.

June 11, 2015 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pennyrile Energy, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured slid off the hood of a Komatsu dozer after changing a headlight. He stated he may have pinched his right testicle. He was unsure of how he received the injury and stated he must have received it during this event. Accident report was filled out on 6/13/2015. After medical inquiry it was deemed to be a reportable event.

February 6, 2015 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennyrile Energy, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The injured was taking apart a water line fitting with 2 pipe wrenches on 2/06/2015. He felt a pain in his shoulder. He reported accident on 2/10/2015. He had not missed work and continued to do his normal job but required surgery on his right shoulder on 5/29/2015. He has not been released to come back to work since surgery on 5/29/2015.