ORCHARD BRANCH OWL MINE — Accidents

Total: 9 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/01/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving a piece of rock from a shuttle car. Employee was swinging the rock when their hand made contact with the canopy of the shuttle car causing the rock to cut their hand just below rig...
02/25/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was installing rib bolts and placed hand on canopy while raising and crushed EE's left pinky between the canopy and a cable bolt head. This injury resulted in stitches and compound fracture o...
12/28/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting top and was attempting get drill still out of hole and a piece of sharp rock fell from around the drill hole and cut their forearm. Employee received 4 stitches to close wound.
09/23/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee was installing rib bolt, was inserting glue into hole when a piece of sharp draw rock fell from mine roof striking employee's left hand causing a laceration and fracture.
09/17/2024 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost EE was loading supplies on a roof bolting machine, when a piece of rock fell from the rib (44inches long, 8 inches wide and 6 inches thick) striking EE on the right leg resulting in a laceration and 3...
08/21/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee stated that they slipped on slick mine floor while working on belt structure and stuck the tip of a pick hammer into their leg. The injury required 2 stitches to close wound.
08/12/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee stated that while exiting employee's vehicle in the mine parking lot employee twisted an ankle.
03/21/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Was adding oil to bolt machine, slipped on knees and arm hit straps, cutting EE's arm.
12/31/2023 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None While dumping SC a rock in road hit side of SC & cut ring finger off.