Mining Incidents

Big Branch #1Coal

Controlled by Robert L Clear
Coeburn, Wise County, VA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407185
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2007
Latest incident
Mar 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2007 · 3 incidents

Fall from machine

Loader blew a hose, leaked oil, causing a fire. The EE panicked and jumped off loader, injuring his knee.

Struck against a moving object

Loader operator dropped bucket onto back dump hauler truck, jerking the hauler truck operator.

Fall from machine

Employee on D8N dozer cleaning windshield, slipped, fell fractured bone in leg.