Mining Incidents

Big Branch MineCoal

Locust Grove Inc · Surface
Amburgy, Knott County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518352
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2001–2003
Latest incident
Apr 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2003 · 5 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON FUEL PUMP TO GET IT STARTED AND HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS NECK.

Struck by flying object

DUST BLEW IN EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE. INITIALLY NOT REPORTABLE - EMPLOYEE SOUGHT TREATMENT LATER.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING GREASE TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING HIS HEAD AND BRUISING HIS BACK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS FILLING UP AN OIL TANK ON A TRUCK. A PLASTIC CAP OFF OF AN AIR PUMP BLEW OFF AND HIT EE IN LEFT EYE.

2002 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

EE WAS EXITING PARTS TRAILER WHEN HE FELL HURTING HIS LOWER BACK.

2001 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE WAS DRIVING HIS ROCK TRUCK WHEN THE WINDOW FELL ON HIS LEFT PINKY. EE WAS X RAYED TREATED AND RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK.

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF GREASING EQUIPMENT WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARDS OUT OF HIS TRUCK SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A ROCK

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D11 DOZER WHEN IT SLIPPED BACKWARD INTO A HIGHWALL CAUSING INJURY TO HIS RIGHT LEG AND BACK.