Employee was installing a wishbone pin in a 777 when they felt a sharp pain in left shoulder. They stated it felt better as the day went on but throughout the night it started hurting and burning more.
Big Branch #34 Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2022–2026
- Latest incident
- Mar 2026
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 23,201 | 5 | 3 | 215.5 |
| 2025 Q3 | 22,186 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 26,312 | 12 | 5 | 456.1 |
| 2024 Q3 | 29,170 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 19,337 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 18,467 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 16,026 | 5 | 2 | 312.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 8,171 | 2 | 1 | 244.8 |
Reportable incidents
4 on file2026 · 1 incident
2024 · 1 incident
Employee was feeling tightness in the chest and was dizzy. EE was flown to the Medical Center for possible heart attack. It was determined by EE's personal physician that EE had a slight myocardial infraction. EE started missing work on 09/11/2024.
2023 · 1 incident
Caterpillar 777F Truck driver claims EE's lower back was injured after a large rock rolled out of the caterpillar 992 loader bucket and jarred EE's truck.
2022 · 1 incident
The employee was injured when a contract employee walked up from behind them, wrapped their arms around them and then squeezed them. The employee said they immediately felt like something was wrong. At the end of the shift they went to the doctor to be examined. Employee was diagnosed with a broken rib.