Mining Incidents

Piney Branch Surface MineCoal

Controlled by JOD Holdings LLC
Hurley, Va., Buchanan County, VA · NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4407285
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2013–2021
Latest incident
Dec 2021
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2021 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was dismounting equipment when they stepped onto ground they slipped and felt a sharp pain in groin area. ****NOTE: EMPLOYEE WORKED THE NEXT SHIFT 12/06/2021 TOLD SUPERVISOR ON THAT DAY ABOUT INJURY MISSED NEXT TWO DAYS OF WORK 12/07/2021 AND 12/08/2021. RETURNED ON 12/09/2021

2019 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Adjusting track on D10N dozer, chain broke and hit employee in left hand.

2017 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee was running dozer ran over rock and it shook them around causing lower back pain radiating down into the left leg.

2016 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was mounting truck when EE felt a pop in EE's shoulder. Employee worked until lunch time and decided to go to get checked out.

2015 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was performing equipment pre-shift when lost his footing and fell from grader striking his head on the back of blade.

2014 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Tripped coming across rock pile. Tried to catch self from falling and dislocated middle finger and scratched arm.

2013 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a D-9 Caterpillar Bulldozer when he backed up over a rock causing pain in back and numdness in arm.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was preparing to weld the left wing section of a haul truck bed to the main section of bed. He was readjusting chain when crib kicked out causing the left wing section to turn over pinning him to the ground.