Mining Incidents

Meadow Branch #1 Surface Mine Coal

Controlled by Donn A Chickering
Davella, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1512599

MSHA record for Meadow Branch #1 Surface Mine (mine ID 1512599). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Apr 1983
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1983 · 3 incidents

April 15, 1983 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Meadow Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL HAS DEGENERATIVE SPINAL CONDITION WHICH WAS POSSIBLY AGGRAVATED BY WORK ACTIVITY.

April 7, 1983 KY · Coal DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Meadow Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE CANNOT RELATED HIS PROBLEM TO A SPECIFIC INJURY THE PROBLEM WITH THE KNEE SEEMS TO BE THE RESULT OF LONG TERM WEAR OF THE LIGAMENTS AND CARTILEDGES IN THE KNEE JOINT AREA ASSOCI ATED WITH THE EMPLOYEE\S DAILY ACTIVITES POSSIBLY INCLUDING THE OPERATION OF A DOZER AT WORK.

March 31, 1983 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meadow Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS POURING BRAKE FLUID INTO CYLINDER ON ROCK TRUCK FLUID SPLASHED INTO RIGHT EYE

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