Big Branch Mine — Accidents

Total: 9 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/18/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON FUEL PUMP TO GET IT STARTED AND HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS NECK.
03/06/2003 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost DUST BLEW IN EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE. INITIALLY NOT REPORTABLE - EMPLOYEE SOUGHT TREATMENT LATER.
03/04/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.
01/23/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING GREASE TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING HIS HEAD AND BRUISING HIS BACK.
01/09/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost EE WAS FILLING UP AN OIL TANK ON A TRUCK. A PLASTIC CAP OFF OF AN AIR PUMP BLEW OFF AND HIT EE IN LEFT EYE.
09/28/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost EE WAS EXITING PARTS TRAILER WHEN HE FELL HURTING HIS LOWER BACK.
12/06/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS DRIVING HIS ROCK TRUCK WHEN THE WINDOW FELL ON HIS LEFT PINKY. EE WAS X RAYED TREATED AND RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK.
10/01/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF GREASING EQUIPMENT WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARDS OUT OF HIS TRUCK SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A ROCK
09/21/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D11 DOZER WHEN IT SLIPPED BACKWARD INTO A HIGHWALL CAUSING INJURY TO HIS RIGHT LEG AND BACK.