Mining Incidents

Dry Branch Surface No 1Coal

Controlled by Andrew B Jordon
Cabin Creek, Kanawha County, WV · Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4608849
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2003–2013
Latest incident
Dec 2013
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2013 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was removing steel hydraulic tubes when the injury occurred. He was using a 1/2"" hydraulic air gun. He was lifting and twisted the tubes over his head to clear from the work area. He strained his lower back and had to seek treatment. He missed the following day and returned to work on December 5, 2013.

2007 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Employee was shoveling large rock up spoil pile and when he backed off rock became hung under blade, jerking machine.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee s were installing track pads on new rails. His need to rotate tracks. Other ee manted exc. to rotate track and the leg on his coveralls booked swing control. When other ee startd machine and raised bucket machine swung to the right and pinned EE between bucket and tracks. EE suffered no broken bones. He only suffered a bruise to his left thigh.

2006 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was installing belly pans on D11R & twisted his leg/knee. He worked from 8/9/06 till his doctor on 8/22/06 advised him to take a week off & rest his knee.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was operating truck #107, hualing coal from pit to stockpile area. EE stopped his truck on hualroad to urinate, as he was standing he lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was cutting bolts out and the nut for high pressure on the torch came out causing oxygen to get into the glove and ignite.

2005 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

*REPORTED 10/17/05* THE EMPLOYEE WORKED FROM 10/4/05 THRU 10/17/05 WITHOUT REPORTING THE INJURY TO THE FOREMAN. DOZER MAN BACKED INTO TRENCH & WAS TOSSED BACKWARD INTO HIS SEAT.

Fall from machine

EE WAS REMOVING SNOW FROM TRUCK BED. TAILGATE OF BED FELL

2004 · 3 incidents

Fall from machine

EE WAS OPERATING HYDRO SEEDER. HE STATED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING GRADE WHEN MACHINE POWERED OUT. EE PLACED THE MACHINE IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. EE PANICKED AND JUMPED OUT. THE MACHINE ROLLED APPROX. 40 FT. AND STOPPED. EE HAS A SLIGHT HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF HIS TIBIA.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL ROCK KNOCKER ON REAR TIRES AND WAS LIFTING THE ROCK KNOCKER TO PIN IT AND IT SLIPPED.

Struck against a moving object

Jostled around while driving a truck.

2003 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

EE ATTEMPTED TO LOAD A LARGE ROCK ON A ROCK TRUCK, HE GOT THE 992C REAR WHEELS OFF OF THE GROUND AND ATTEMPTED TO LOAD THE ROCK ON 103 773 ROCK TRUCK. HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE LOADING OF THE R OCK AND DROPPED ROCK WHICH STRUCK THE 103 773 ROCK TRUCK. WHEN HE DROPPED THE ROCK, THE REAR WHEELS CAME DOWN ON THE GROUND JARRING HIM AROUND IN THE CAB, DID NOT HAVE SEAT BELT ON AND DID NO