Dollar Branch Mine — Accidents
Total: 11 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/09/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 32d lost | Employee was loading tire into loader bucket and tire fell on right foot. |
| 04/20/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 10d restricted | Employee was loading structure into scoop bucket when alleged he hurt his right shoulder, neck, and chest. Employee was placed on light duty 4-21-09. |
| 04/02/2009 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Joy Continious Miner was pillaring in the belt entry, a fall occurred in #2 heading extending thru #4 heading covering the Joy Continous Miner, no ventilation was effected, the size of the fall was ap... |
| 09/30/2008 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was pulling stuck roof bolter with miner when chain broke hitting employee on left side of forehead. 8 sutures required, employee has returned to regular duty. |
| 09/05/2008 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 12d lost | Employee was carrying mandoor to place in a brattice, when he slipped and fell, twisting his back. This accident became a lost time on 9-16-08 |
| 03/17/2008 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee had came in 2 hrs. early, using his utility knife to cut a piece of belt, the knife slipped cutting his right upper leg, sutures were required, safety talk was conducted with employee on cutt... |
| 02/15/2008 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was putting glue in bolt hole that was drilled when a piece of draw rock fell out from top hitting back of his head, 7 sutures were required. Employee has returned to regular duty with no res... |
| 02/14/2008 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | Employee was tramming roof bolter up, when a piece of drawrock fell from top, hitting employee left shoulder. Employee was placed on light duty until 2-20-08. Employee has returned to his reg. duty. |
| 02/14/2008 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | Employee was putting a bolt & glue in hole when a piece of rock fell from between the roof bolts, striking him in the left side of face. |
| 01/19/2008 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was 2 breaks outby the face in #5 entry plastering a brattice, while plastering brattice, some plaster went into left eye causing irritation, employee has returned to work 1-21-08 with no res... |
| 09/19/2007 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was splicing a car cable when utility knife slipped and cut right leg. sutures required |