Mining Incidents

Dags Branch Coal Company IncMining Incidents in 2011

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Dags Branch Coal Company Inc operations in 2011. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2011
0
Total incidents
4
Year
2011

Top incident classifications

  1. 01MACHINERY1 incident
  2. 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
  3. 03POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
  4. 04FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 incident

All incidents in 2011

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

Bolting top got finger caught between drillpot and drill steel, mashed little finger and cut it.

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

EE was attempting to move rock out of the feeder when the rock fell over & caught his thumb between the rock & metal.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Scoop operator was scooping rock and know out a stopping and a piece of rock and a block hit right hand of operator.

Struck by falling object

Bolting top rock fell striking him on Rt. Forearm, as he was drilling.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Dags Branch Coal Company Inc's numeric MSHA operator ID.