Dry Branch Surface Mine — Accidents

Total: 16 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/15/2026 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a sledgehammer to remove a tooth from a spare bucket. EE was struck by a small piece of metal, and it took stitches to close the wound.
12/02/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 160d lost, 3d restricted Employee was dismounting a rock truck when EE lost EE's grip and fell to the ground.
04/30/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 288d lost Employee was fueling and servicing a rock truck when EE was struck by a fuel hose and knocked to the ground.
02/25/2024 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None An employee was operating the 2012 Cat 993K loader #551 loading overburden in the 11B pit. At approximately 3:42 AM flames were noticed coming from the rear of the engine compartment near the radiator...
01/25/2024 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 355d lost Employee was assigned to conduct cleaning activities on the Poca 9 from the Horsepen level, at this time highwall materials loosed up at the 12 C level and fell away from the highwall. The material t...
04/06/2023 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None An idle Dozer was found to be on fire at 5:45 PM, crews tried to extinguish the fire but were unsuccessful. Since it was not being operated at the time and no one was near the machine and the fire dam...
05/24/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The Tech was performing a removal of a Y-PIN on a 993k Wheel Loader. They were pulling the Y-PIN with the PIN tool specified in the CAT SIS system. When pressure was applied the puller rod pulled the...
11/05/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was struck in the face with a fragment of steel that flew off a mounting pin. The pin was struck by a sledgehammer to drive into place on a Pan hard Bar for a Caterpillar rock truck. EE received...
07/14/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 235d lost Employee was stemming holes when EE experienced low back strain/pain.
12/05/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted EE, at the beginning of the shift was climbing the mounting ladder on the 789C Rock truck and as EE went to grab the grab rail on the front of the cab, missed the rail with hand and as a result fell b...
09/07/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a 1/2"" drive impact to remove the 18 MM bolts. The socket used was a swivel version and the swivel joint has a small pin that backed out of the retainer. This pin caught the empl...
01/09/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 68d lost, 10d restricted Stepping down out of the truck, slipped & fell to the ground, hurt back & elbow
10/28/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None cutting flooring with a worm hole skill saw, the saw kicked back & cut left middle finger.
01/14/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 145d lost Employee was in the process of falling a tree when a part of the tree kicked back and hit the employee on the leg.
06/22/2013 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was logging traffic in & out of property. A vehicle stopped at bldg. a dog jumped out of car's window and attacked the employee.
03/21/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was getting off dozer when he slipped causing him to twist his left knee.