Employee was loosening a bolt with a wrench and cheater pipe when the bolt broke loose the employee left thumb was caught between the machine
S-5 Ailly BranchCoal
Civil, LLC · Surface
Controlled by John T Quintrell
Jewell Valley, Buchanan County, VA · NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4407280
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2013–2020
- Latest incident
- Dec 2020
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2020 · 2 incidents
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
2017 · 2 incidents
Struck against a moving object
Employee was operating D9T #54 doing slope work on lower banner & backed over a rock on offside jarring neck & back.
Fall from machine
Employee was on EE's grease truck, pumping grease in barrels. EE had 3 point contact but lost EE's grip with right hand, causing EE to fall from 4th step, landing on frozen ground. EE's right shoulder was injured, with bruising & swelling. Doctor has EE off work.
2013 · 2 incidents
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Replacing radiator hose on 349E excavator in the rain. Struck left hand on hose clamp causing laceration requiring 3 stitches.
Fall from machine
Employee was stepping off Rock truck when he slipped missed a step, he fell and landed on his knees