Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
REMOVING ROCK FROM BELT DRIVE AND ROCK STRUCK LEFT CHEEK
Cane Branch Mine Coal
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Blevins Danny
Clintwood,
Dickenson County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406312
MSHA record for Cane Branch Mine (mine ID 4406312). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Years on record
- 1986–1989
- Latest incident
- Jul 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
18 on file1989 · 5 incidents
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Rubbed or abraded
LUMP OF COAL BETWEEN KNEE AND KNEE GUARD.
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN INTERSECTION ON INTAKE ESCAPEWAY.
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SOME HOW STRAINED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
January 20, 1989
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
OPER ROOF BOLTER LET ROOF BOLT PLATE SPIN HIT HIM IN FOREHEA CUAISNG SM CUT REQ 3 STICHES.
1988 · 6 incidents
October 24, 1988
VA · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS SCATTERING ROCK DUST AND STRAINED OR INJURED BACK.
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PULLING ROCK WITH SCOOP AND CHAIN CHAIN AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD JUST ABOVE LEFT EYE.
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN AN INTERSECTION AND INTAE MAIN TRAVEL WAY CLEAN UP PLAN IN POSTED MSHA AND DIVISION OF MINES HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY PHONE.
August 8, 1988
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
CEMENT IN LEFT EYE.
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
CAUGHT RT ARM BETWEEN MINER DECK AND COAL RIB
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
BUMPED RIGHT ELBOW.
1987 · 5 incidents
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL 2 HAU5AGE APPROX 50X5 FALL OCCURRED APPROX 50 FT OUTBY SURVEY STATION 157 AREA WAS TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF 12 01 87
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
OPERATOR WAS CL9ANING MINE ENTRY WITH SCOOP BACKED OVER A PILE OF COAL DECK BOUNCED UP PINNING HIS HEAD AGAINST MINE ROOF.
October 6, 1987
VA · Coal
roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
REACHED OUT TO 1ET PINNER STEEL AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN BACK.
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MASHED RING FIN1ER ON RT HAND
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PINCHED ARM BET4EEN TRACTOR AND TRAILOR WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURN.
1986 · 2 incidents
December 20, 1986
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MOVING POWER CE3TER WITH BAR INJURY TO BACK AND NECK.
September 11, 1986
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HYD HAND DRILL 8LIPPED OUT OF OPERATORS HAND AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD SMALL CUT ABOVE RT EYE TOOK 6 STITCHES
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