BELCHER BRANCH — Accidents

Total: 21 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/26/2026 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was using a 4LB hammer to brad a splice when a piece of the hammer broke off and went into the employee's right forearm
12/26/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None employee went to step down off the platform to tram the bolter and misplaced EE's footing and all EE's weight went on EE's left ankle
11/13/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was placing expanded metal guarding on the head drive when the metal slid around and caught EE's left pinky finger against the rib.
11/13/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT None Injured Employee was putting in belt structure and smashed right index finger.
11/09/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was plastering stopping when the employees foot slipped of the ladder causing the employee to fall and roll right ankle.
11/09/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was dropping the high voltage cable and tie wire went under the employee's safety glasses striking the employee's right eye.
06/23/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a drill with a wire wheel, EE was cleaning off a flanged surface. Unknowingly EE left a thin metal shim on one of the surfaces. When the wire wheel made contact with the shim. It spun it a...
03/28/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 1d restricted Ran into rib with scoop causing the rib to slough and hit the operator.
01/24/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost The employee had watered the scoop batteries. While letting the lid back down to cover them. One of the lids slipped from EE's grip striking the other hand and smashing two fingers on EE's right hand.
12/08/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting open a miner cable splice. The knife slipped and cut the top of EE's left hand. The employee was taken to Welch hospital were EE received five stitches. The employee returned to w...
11/02/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A bundle of bolt plates fell into the operator's deck of the bolter while tramming to another place. The plates struck EE on the hand. This caused a cut on EE's hand.
06/25/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost EE was hanging high line in the intake. The cable was above EE's head so lifting the cable over 6.5ft was required. While lifting and hanging the cable EE felt a pop in EE's back and began hurting. Am...
06/17/2024 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE WAS HELPING THE ELECTRICIAN WORK ON THE MANTRIP. WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING THE RIDE A LED MUST HAVE ARCED OVER CAUSING ONE OF THE BATTERIES TO BLOW UP. DO TO EE'S LOCATION EE RECEIVED THE MAJORITY OF...
02/09/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None HAD A ROOF FALL ON THE OLD S.W. MAINS IN THE #4 ENTRY BETWEEN BRK 28-29. THE FALL IS APPROX. 60'L X 20'W. NOBODY WAS IN THIS AREA AND NO AIR COURSE WAS BLOCKED.
10/12/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was cutting cable away from themselves with a razor knife. When they took another swipe with the knife they cut their right pinky finger.
09/07/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted The miner operator got tripped up in miner cable slack. The miner then fell into a shuttle car that was parked beside the slack. Injuring right side and ribs.
08/23/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None We had a roof fall between the intake and the belt line. the fall is located a brk 7 on the number 4 belt. It is approx. 60' in length and 20' wide. It is a non-injury fall and the primary escapeway w...
06/05/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None We had a roof fall outby the section in the return in the no.9 entry. Inby spad #312 extending approx. 60ft. the fall was approx. 60' long 20' wide 6' high. This is a non injury fall and the travel w...
01/26/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Shuttle car cable was not reeling up. The operator got off EE's shuttle car to pull the cable slack out of the road. The cable was in mud so this made it hard to pull out of the road. When EE pulled t...
11/12/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 Entry Roof Fall. Inby spad #311 and outby spad #316. The roof fall was approximately 140' in length by approximately 20' in width by approximately 10' in height.
10/04/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Draw rock and changing roof conditions. EE was helping drop bolter cable. When they dropped the last hanger, EE stepped back toward the corner. It was then a piece of draw rock fell out striking EE on...