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BRANCHVILLE Metal/Non-Metal

Prince Georges County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800275

MSHA record for BRANCHVILLE (mine ID 1800275). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1983–1994
Latest incident
Dec 1994
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

1994 · 1 incident

December 1, 1994 MD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A H Smith Associates Limited Partnership · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED STEPS TO TURN ON SAND PLANT, SLIPPED ON STEPS WHILE DESCENDING AND FELL. HE WAS NOT HOLDING ON TO THE HANDRAILS.

1991 · 2 incidents

February 22, 1991 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A H Smith Associates Limited Partnership · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON TRACTOR WITH HAMMER & HIT FINGER SHAFT WAS BEING INSTALLED IN TRACKER

1989 · 6 incidents

December 18, 1989 MD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ENTRAPMENT
A H Smith Associates Limited Partnership · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

MATERIAL COLLAPSED IN BIN CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL AND BECOME TRAPPED IN MATERIAL.NO DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT TO EMPLOYEE.EMPLOYEE HAD ENTERED BIN/HOPPER TO LOOSEN FROZEN MATERIAL TO ENABLE MATERI AL FLOW FROM HOPPER TO CONVEYOR.

August 7, 1989 MD · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
A H Smith Associates Limited Partnership · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

MAINTENANCE ON EQUIP WHILE GREASING UNDER MACHINE BITTEN ON ARM ARM RED SWOLLEN NEXT DAY

August 4, 1989 MD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS)
A H Smith Associates Limited Partnership · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GET UP PUMP IN TUNNEL PUMP RUNNING ONE EMP FAINTED OTHER EMP DRAGGED HIM OUT WENT TO HOSP.

July 7, 1989 MD · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A H Smith Associates Limited Partnership · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DISLODGING STONE CAUGHT BETWEEN HEAD PULLEY & SPEED REDUCER WHEN BAR BEING USED TO DISLODGE SLID CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN H OPPER & BAR

April 21, 1989 MD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
A H Smith Associates Limited Partnership · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE WAS OUT OF SIGHT WHEN SUPERVISOR CHECKED TO SEE IF ELECTRICTY TO CONVEYOR BELT WAS RESTORED BY STARTING UP BELT. EMPLOYEE DIDN'T RESPOND TO WARNING START UP BUZZER BELT WAS RUN A VERY SHORT TIME (1 1/2 FT) AND THEN STOPPED EMPLOYEE'S LEG HAD BEEN CAUGHT UP BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLER.

March 22, 1989 MD · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
A H Smith Associates Limited Partnership · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

PANTS LEG CAUGHT IN PUMP COUPLING WHILE ATTEMPTING PUMP MOTOR REPAIR PULL I NAME INTO AND UNDER MACHINERY BOTH LEG CUT

1988 · 4 incidents

November 9, 1988 MD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A H Smith · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON ROLLER, GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN CABLE ON CABLEJACK.

October 26, 1988 MD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A H Smith · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SLIPPED WHILE SHOVELING AND TWISTED BACK.

January 29, 1988 MD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A H Smith · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMP. WERE MOVING RADIATORS USED TO HEAT PLANT. DURING THE PROCESS OF MOVING THEE ITEMS INDIVIDUAL GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO OF THEM.

1987 · 1 incident

March 5, 1987 MD · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A H Smith · Fall down stairs

STEPS HAD A TEN8ANCY OF HAVING SAND BUILD UP FROM SOME SAND COMING OFF BELT. THE STEPS HAD HANDRAILS BUT EMPLOYEE DID NOT USE THEM SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN. EMPLOYEE REQUIRED SURGERY AFTER KNEE KEPT SWELLING.3

1983 · 1 incident

August 20, 1983 MD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A H Smith · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING AND PREPARING TO DO REPAIR WORK ON TOWER WHEN SCREEN DECKING SHIFTED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL APPROIX TWENTY FEET INTO A SAND PILE

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