Royal Elkhorn Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
STEPPING OFF DR3LL, HIS RING ON HIS RING FINGER, LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT ON THE AIR COMPRESSOR POP OFF VALVE CUTTING HIS FINGER.
Orchard Branch Coal
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
William B Sturgill
Fusonia,
Perry County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513406
MSHA record for Orchard Branch (mine ID 1513406). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1984–1985
- Latest incident
- Jun 1985
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1985 · 1 incident
1984 · 1 incident
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING DRILL FROM ONE ARCA TO ANOTHER WHEN THE TRANSMITTEN SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND EMPLOYEE JUMPED OUT BECAUSE BRAKE EWAK NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD ON THE INCLINE HE ONLY RECEIVED MINER WOONDS TO HAND ELBOW & HIP WHERE HE LANDED AFTER JUMPING OUT
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