Mining Incidents

Honey Branch Surface Mine Coal

Controlled by Pen Holdings Inc
Dunlow, Wayne County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607322

MSHA record for Honey Branch Surface Mine (mine ID 4607322). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1987–1989
Latest incident
Jun 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

1989 · 4 incidents

June 29, 1989 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cub Branch Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING ROCK ON RECLAMATION CREW AND BACK STARTED TO HURT. EMPLOYEE WENT HOME AT 9:30 AM AND WENT TO DOCTOR THE FOLLOWING DAY 6-30-89.

April 4, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cub Branch Mining Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

I NAME WAS ASSISTING MECHANIAC BRAKE CLEANING FLUID WAS BEING SPRAYED ON BRAKES & SPLASHED INTO I NAME EYES I NAME RESTED BY EMT ON THE JOB & TAKEN TO THE DOC HE WAS TREATED & RELEASED

January 12, 1989 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cub Branch Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL CLEANING COAL PARTINGS-ROCK 4'' DIA.-FELL A 15' THROUGH CLOSED WINDOW STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT SHOULDER.ICE PACE ,TOOK TO HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS-NEGATIVE.

1988 · 9 incidents

November 10, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cub Branch Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TAKING APART A QUICK COUPLING ONE OF THE ENDS STRUCK I.NAME IN THE MOUTH RESULTING IN TWO TEETH BEING CHIPPED

September 6, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cub Branch Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOADING WET BAGS ONTO TRUCK FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN HIS NECK HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT HE HAD MORE PAIN AND DECIDED TOGO TO THE DR AT HOSPITAL HE WAS REFERRED TO ANOTHER DR FOR FURTHER EVALUATION

July 13, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cub Branch Mining Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

MOVING PARTS AROUND CLEANUP.BUMPED BUCKET OF CARBURETOR CLEANING LIQUID SPLASHING SMALL AMOUNT ON LEGS AND ARMS.EMPL HAS CHEMICAL ALLERGY-TREATMENT WAS FLUSH WITH WATER SEE DR.CONTACK DERMATIT IS.MINOR SKIN IRRITATION.

April 21, 1988 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cub Branch Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON FOOT SLIPPED STRICKING LEFT KNEE BRUISING KNEE CAP.

April 6, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cub Branch Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING BARRELL HIS FEET SLIPPED HE STRUCK ELBOW ON DRUM PAIN TENDERNESS ON POINT OF ELBOW MINOR ABRASION X-RAY AND PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN 4-8-88

March 21, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cub Branch Mining Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL STEPPED IN DRILL HOLE TWISTING ANKLE SKINNED SHIN

March 1, 1988 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cub Branch Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS REPAIRING LOUVER ON CAT 16G HEATER WHILE FAN WAS STILL TURNING CUTTING TIP OF MIDDLE INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND.

February 28, 1988 WV · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cub Branch Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING POINT ON LOADER BUCKET STRUCK POINT W/SLEDGE HAMMER FRAGMETN FLEW HIT EMPLOYEE UPPER RT LEG 1ST AID BY PRESSURE W/STERILE PAD STITCHED W/6 STITCHES

February 4, 1988 WV · Coal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cub Branch Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING PRY-B5R TO PRY DECK WRENCH AWAY FROM TABLE BUSHING, PINCHED LEFT MIDDLE INDEX FINGER.

1987 · 4 incidents

November 3, 1987 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cub Branch Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING LADDER TO CATWALK ON TRUCK HIS FOOT SLIPPED HE CAUGHT WEIGHT OF BODY W/ARMS STRAINING ABDOMEN MUSCLES & LEFFT TESTICLE

November 2, 1987 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cub Branch Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING DOWNGRA8E, DROVE OVER DIP IN ROAD, TRUCK BOTTOMED OUT - INJURY RIGHT SIDE LOWER BACK.

October 14, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cub Branch Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SA4ING A TREE ON THE CLEARING CREW, HIS FEET SLIPPED HE FELL. A SMALL STICK STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.

September 3, 1987 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cub Branch Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHAINIC WAS P6TTING TEETH ON CAT 235 BACKHOE BUCKET HE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRIKE THE PINS. A SMALL FRAGMENT OF METAL BROKE STRIKING THE MECHANIC ON FOREARM SMALL LACERATION 1/4" LON G THE FRAGMENT3WAS IMBEDDED IN FREOARM.

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