Mining Incidents

River Point DockCoal

River Point LLC · Facility
Marmet, Kanawha County, WV · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4606694
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2024
Latest incident
Jun 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2024 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

No contributing conditions existed. This was a medical condition (acute cardiac arrest)

2023 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was in the process of removing a zip tie from the tarp wire on EE's coal trailer with a pocketknife and when the knife cut through the zip tie EE inadvertently stabbed EE's left thumb with knife.

2006 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Apparent heart attack, resulting in drowning in pond in vehicle.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS UTILIZING WIRE ROPE GRABS TO TIGHTEN CABLES. WHEN HE REMOVED THE GRABS THE CABLE SLIPPED STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT THIGH. BRUISED THIGH.

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS LOADING SAMPLE BAGS OF COAL INTO COMPANY PICKUP WHEN HE FELL INTO STAIRS & TWISTED HIS BACK.

2000 · 3 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH AND MOLTEN SLAG DROPPED INTO BOOT. HE SUSTAINED SECOND DEGREE BURN ON HEEL.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING WEAR PLATES IN COAL CRUSHER. THE PLATE AND CRUSHER HAMMER. FINGER WAS AMPUTATED AT FIRST JOINT.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM CONCRETE WALL TO DECK OF BARGE. HE TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE DOING THIS.