Mining Incidents

Cave Branch Strip Coal

Cumberland, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516053

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1987–1995
Latest incident
Mar 1995
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

1995 · 1 incident

1994 · 1 incident

July 9, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Cave Branch Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A 55 GALLON BARREL. WHE PART OF HT EBARREL BLEW A PIECE OF EMTAL INTO HIS LEFT LEG.

1993 · 2 incidents

February 17, 1993 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cave Branch Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON HIS DOZER AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL.

January 7, 1993 KY · Coal auger helper MACHINERY
Cave Branch Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE ASKED AUGER OPERATOR TO RAISE THE JACK ON THE AUGER IN ORDER TO REMOVE A BLOCK OF WOOD SCOTCHING THE JACK AND AUGER. THE AUGER OPERATOR LET THE AUGER DOWN AND THE DOWN PROESSURE CAUSE D THE BLOCK OF WOOD TO FLY OUT AND HIT THE EMPLOYEES LEFT KNEE.

1992 · 5 incidents

September 30, 1992 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cave Branch Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING HIS LOADER WHEN A ROCK FELL AND BROKE THE LOADER WINDOW AND DUST OR GLASS WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

May 4, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cave Branch Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP A HAULER ON A DUMP. ROCK KICKED OUT FROM UNDER REAR TIRE OF HAULER CAUSING HAULER TO TURN OVER ON SIDE. EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN TO FLOOR OF HAULER.

February 27, 1992 KY · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cave Branch Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A JACKHAMMER TO HELP GET ROCK READY TO LOAD A SHOT, WHEN EMPLOYEE WALKED OUT ONTO THE ROCK AND EMPLOYEE FELL AND HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE ROCK. EMPLOYEE WORKE DUP UNTIL 3-11-92 AND HAS BEEN OFF SINCE THATE DATE.

February 20, 1992 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cave Branch Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON 992 LOADER AND HIS FEET WERE MUDDY AND HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS CHEST ON HAND RAIL.

February 18, 1992 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Cave Branch Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS IS A REOCCURRENCE OF THE INJURY ON 07-02-91.IT WAS REPORTED ON 08-12-91 AND EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK ON 10-02-91.EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 12;30PM ON 10-11-91 AND RETURNED ON 01-27-92 AND IS NOW OFF BECAUSE OF THE ABOVE ACCIDENT BEGINNING02-18-92.THIS REPORT WILL BEGIN REPORTING LOST DAYS BEGINNING 02-18-92.PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LETTER FROM HIS DOCTOR.

1991 · 3 incidents

July 30, 1991 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cave Branch Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL WAS LIFTING PUMP OUT OF WATER HOLE & STRAINED BACK. HE WAS GIVEN RETURN TO WORK ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 5 DAYS. RETURN TO WORK ON 8/1/91. EMPL DID NOT RETURN BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE LIGHT DUTY WORK. HE WAS OFF FROM WORK FROM 7/31 THRU 8/2 HE WENT ON VACATION ON 8/3. HE ONLY MISSED 3 DAYS OF WORK.

July 16, 1991 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cave Branch Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM DOZER AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST THE DOZER BLADE.EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 07-29-91.HE HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK.

July 2, 1991 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Cave Branch Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL INJURED WHEN ON TOP OF HIGHWALL WHICH WAS SOFT AND GAVE WAY AND DOZER TURNED OVER.EMPL WAS OFF FROM WORK 7-3,JOB DIDNT OPERATE 7-4/7-7,AND RETURNED 7-8.EMPL WORKED THRU 8-8 AND HAS BEEN O FF SINCE 8-9.

1990 · 2 incidents

August 3, 1990 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cave Branch Mining Inc · Fall from machine

THIS OFFICE WAS FIRST INFORMED OF THIS ACCIDENT ON 1-29-90. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE JUMPED OFF A LOADER AND STRAINED HIS BACK. IT APPARENTLY HAPPENED THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE EMPLOYEE WENT ON V ACATION. EMPLOYEE WAS ON VACATION 8/6-11/90. IT APPEARS, FROM THE HOSPITAL BILL, THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 8-16-90. HE HAS BEEN AT WORK. WE HAVE SENT THIS TO WORKERS COMP

1989 · 1 incident

August 29, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cave Branch Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STACKING STRAW IN AN ENCLOSED TRAILER AND HE WAS HAVING TO STACK A LOT OF IT OVER HIS HEAD AND THE STRAW HAD BEEN WATER SOAKED AND IT MADE THE STRAW HEAVIER THAN NORMAL, THEREFORE STRAINING HIMSELF.

1988 · 1 incident

April 19, 1988 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cave Branch Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND SPRUNG RT ANKLE

1987 · 2 incidents

August 17, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Cave Branch Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG AN IMPACT WRENCH WITHA SWIVEL SOCKET AND THE SWIVEL SOCKET'S SWIVEL BROKE AND CUT EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE RIGHT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER.

June 23, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cave Branch Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS LOADING SHOT HOLES AND LIFTED A 50 LB BAG OF FERTILIZER AND HURT HIS BACK