Mining Incidents

Dry Branch Surface No 1 Coal

Controlled by Andrew B Jordon
Cabin Creek, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4608849

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2003–2013
Latest incident
Dec 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
51
citations
23
significant & substantial
$8,731
proposed penalties
$8,731
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2013 · 1 incident

December 3, 2013 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pritchard Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was removing steel hydraulic tubes when the injury occurred. He was using a 1/2" hydraulic air gun. He was lifting and twisted the tubes over his head to clear from the work area. He strained his lower back and had to seek treatment. He missed the following day and returned to work on December 5, 2013.

2007 · 2 incidents

April 26, 2007 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Pritchard Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was shoveling large rock up spoil pile and when he backed off rock became hung under blade, jerking machine.

January 16, 2007 WV · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Pritchard Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee s were installing track pads on new rails. His need to rotate tracks. Other ee manted exc. to rotate track and the leg on his coveralls booked swing control. When other ee startd machine and raised bucket machine swung to the right and pinned EE between bucket and tracks. EE suffered no broken bones. He only suffered a bruise to his left thigh.

2006 · 3 incidents

August 9, 2006 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pritchard Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was installing belly pans on D11R & twisted his leg/knee. He worked from 8/9/06 till his doctor on 8/22/06 advised him to take a week off & rest his knee.

May 13, 2006 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pritchard Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was operating truck #107, hualing coal from pit to stockpile area. EE stopped his truck on hualroad to urinate, as he was standing he lost his balance and fell to the ground.

February 22, 2006 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Pritchard Mining Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was cutting bolts out and the nut for high pressure on the torch came out causing oxygen to get into the glove and ignite.

2005 · 2 incidents

October 4, 2005 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Pritchard Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

*REPORTED 10/17/05* THE EMPLOYEE WORKED FROM 10/4/05 THRU 10/17/05 WITHOUT REPORTING THE INJURY TO THE FOREMAN. DOZER MAN BACKED INTO TRENCH & WAS TOSSED BACKWARD INTO HIS SEAT.

2004 · 3 incidents

November 1, 2004 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pritchard Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS OPERATING HYDRO SEEDER. HE STATED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING GRADE WHEN MACHINE POWERED OUT. EE PLACED THE MACHINE IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. EE PANICKED AND JUMPED OUT. THE MACHINE ROLLED APPROX. 40 FT. AND STOPPED. EE HAS A SLIGHT HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF HIS TIBIA.

August 16, 2004 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pritchard Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL ROCK KNOCKER ON REAR TIRES AND WAS LIFTING THE ROCK KNOCKER TO PIN IT AND IT SLIPPED.

May 25, 2004 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pritchard Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

Jostled around while driving a truck.

2003 · 1 incident

February 7, 2003 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pritchard Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE ATTEMPTED TO LOAD A LARGE ROCK ON A ROCK TRUCK, HE GOT THE 992C REAR WHEELS OFF OF THE GROUND AND ATTEMPTED TO LOAD THE ROCK ON 103 773 ROCK TRUCK. HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE LOADING OF THE R OCK AND DROPPED ROCK WHICH STRUCK THE 103 773 ROCK TRUCK. WHEN HE DROPPED THE ROCK, THE REAR WHEELS CAME DOWN ON THE GROUND JARRING HIM AROUND IN THE CAB, DID NOT HAVE SEAT BELT ON AND DID NO