Hampton Branch Mine — Accidents

Total: 13 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/04/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 205d lost Employee was cleaning holes in beams using a drill and the drill got caught up and twisted his right middle finger.
08/06/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 226d lost While pushing a tractor trailer up a hill the grader kicked out of gear. EE rolled backwards down the hill and hit the ditch and hillside.
07/23/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on cable from miner to generator. As he was trimming the cable lead, he cut his left hand with a utility knife.
06/16/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 260d lost Employee was driving a water truck and stepped out and twisted his right knee on un-level ground.
10/16/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was turning water valves inside of dozer and caught his right thumb on a pulley causing a laceraion which required stitches.
04/26/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee was dragging a fuel hose and the hose got caught on a rock pulling him around and hurting his left shoulder.
04/22/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 51d lost, 36d restricted Employee was putting seals in a main pump on a drill. He was using a pry bar to pry the pump out of the gear box. The pry bar slipped.
10/26/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 173d lost Employee was cleaning coal with a small loader and the coal in the pit broke causing the small loader to land on its side.
09/28/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Two 777D rock trucks hit each other causing one employee to recieve a laceration to the head requiring 7 staples.
03/07/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 20d restricted Employee was working on dozer and roller frame block fell causing employee to twist left bicep muscle. Started missing work on 3/10/2009.
08/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on undercarriage of D-11 dozer, hooked chain and chain slipped and pinched left index finger resulting in 5 stitches.
04/24/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Repairing a dozer and a hydraulic hose flipped out of socket striking right eye causing laceration to eyelid.
11/10/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Hit bolt with hammer & bolt broke hitting him in left eye. He was wearing safety glasses.