Big Branch — Accidents

Total: 14 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/21/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost Employee was dismounting dozer when EE stepped off track onto push arm, slipped and sprained left ankle.
05/25/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was helping foreman set a pump near a pond when EE twisted their right ankle, went to Mary Breckingridge Hospital ER and they said it was a sprained ankle.
01/05/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 279d lost Employee originally got hurt 5/23/14. EE reported to safety that ee had back problems 1/5/16 and that it stemmed for the earlier injury
05/23/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee was walking drill bench marking holes to be drilled when he slipped and fell hurting his lower back.
07/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee was changing oil on a 993 loader, he was down on left knee, when he raised up his knee popped.
11/19/2012 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was helping change air filter in loader when the wind blew dust in his left eye.
11/09/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee stepped between rocks in spillway when he twisted his right knee area. Employee is just now having surgery on knee (9/30/2014) expected to be off work 4 to 6 weeks.
11/05/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was getting out of pickup truck when he shut his hand up in the door injuring his right thumb.
10/27/2012 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 166d lost Employee told Foreman that he hurt his back, When asked by the Foreman, did he hurt it at work, the employee stated that he did not hurt it at work and he had turned it in on his health insurance. We...
03/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was operating a dozer when he got a limb caught between the blade and the nose piece. The operator was trying to remove the limb when the limb slipped catching his hand between the limb and a...
04/15/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tramming dozer towards parking lot when he was blinded by the sun. The dozer dropped over a hump, hitting the blade and causing the dozer to stop abruptly. EE hit his head on cab of doz...
05/24/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 135d lost EE WAS GETTING OFF 777D TRUCK WHEN HE BUMPED HIS KNEE ON THE CORNER OF THE STEP.
05/11/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS DRIVING HIS PICKUP TOWARDS THE FUEL TANKS WHEN HE LOST CONTROL IN A CURVE WITH LOOSE GRAVELS. THE TRUCK SKIDDED INTO A DITCH INJURING THE EE'S LITTLE FINGER.
10/05/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost EE WAS DRIVING THE MECHANICS TRUCK FROM PETERS KNOB TO ST CREEK WHEN HE HIT A BUMP AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.