Blue Mountain Energy IncMining Incidents in 2001

AT APPROX. 12:20A.M. ON 9/25/01, A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN CROSSCUT 21 #3 ENTRY OF B-ACCESS. THE GRAVEYARD FOREMAN WITNESSED THE FALL. THE FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION AND FELL APPROX. 11.5' INTO THE ROOF. THE FALL WAS APPROX.18'X18'THE TOP CONSISTED OF SHALE AND THIN LAYERS OF LIMESTONE WITH SLICKEN-SIDED MATERIAL THROUNG THE AREA.

AT 12:45 AM A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN #3 ENTRY OF 4 LEFT SECTION MMU 001-0 AT X-CUT #30, THE ROOF FALL MEASURED 17 1/2 FT IN WIDTH, 18 FT IN LENGTH AND JUST OVER 7 FT HIGH. THE ROOF FALL W AS JUST ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE. THE ROOF WAS PREVIOUSLY BOLTED WITH 7 FT FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS ON 5 FT CENTERS.

THE EE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REMOVAL OF A LARGE ROCK FORM THE CONVEYOR OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. THE TAIL WAS BEING UTILIZED TO HELP POSITION THE ROCK SO IT COULD BE BLOCKED. A BOLT ON THE SPRIN G BOARD SECTION OF THE TAIL CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE EE RIGHT FOOT WHICH RESULTED INA COMPOUND FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO THE 4TH TOE. FIRST DAY OUT 3-21-01.

THE CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR AND THE EMPLOYEE WERE BACKING THE CM OUTOF THE #1 ENTRY. THE EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP THE ELECTRICAL CABLE AND PLACING IT ON THE BOOM OF THE CM. THE CMO STOPPED TH E CM, AT WHICH TIME THE CM SLID FORWARD AND TO THE RIGHT HITTING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE LOWER ABDOMEN AND PUSHED HIM INTO THE RIB. EMPLOYEE SENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.

AS THE LOADED SHUTTLE CAR EXITED THE CONTINUOUS MINER, THE EE BENT DOWN TO MOVE THE MINER CABLE AND WAS STRUCK BY THE REAR BUMPER OF THE SHUTTLE CAR, AND PUSHED INTO THE RIB. HIS NEXT SCHEDULE D WORK DAY WAS 7-11-01. THE DR DID NOT RELEASE HIM TO RETURN TO WORK. FIRST DAY OUT 7-11-01.

THE EE WAS COMING DOWN THE 4TH FLOOR PREP PLANT STAIRS. HE STEPPED OFF THE LAST STEP AND TURNED AUSING A LOUD POPPING SOUND IN HIS LEFT KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK. HE HAD A COMPLETE RECONSTRUC TION OF THE KNEE YEARS AGO. THE DR. FELT HE WOULD NEED SURGERY. ON 7-6-01 HE WENT IN AND HAD SURGERY. FIRST DAY OUT 7-6-01.

THE EE WAS INSTALLING A 16 FOOT CABLE BOLT. HE NOTICED THAT HIS SHOULDER WAS BOTHERING HIM AFTERWARD. THE EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY 3/27/01.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING BOLT THE RIBS WITH MESH. HE WAS INSTALLING RESIN INTO THE DRILL HOLE. THE RIB ROLLED OUT AND STRUCK THE EE ON HIS LEFT SIDE AND HIS LEFT FOOT. THE EE RECEIVED A SPRAIN ED LEFT FOOT AND A SMALL CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT EAR. **RESTRICTED DUTY ON 2/19/01.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING DONUT CRIBS INTO TRASH TRAILER WITH THE GEHL. HE HAD HIS BUCKET UP AND ABOUT TO DUMP IT WHEN A DONUT CRIB SLID OUT OF THE BUCKET AND BACK INTO THE CAB. IT STRUCK HIS R IGHT ANKLE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE OFF HTE ROOF. HE PULLED ON THE CABLE AND THE INSULATED HANGER GAVE WAY AND THE WEIGHT OF THE CABLE CAUSED THE OTHER HANGERS TO GIVE AWAY ONE AFTER ANOTHER AND TH E END OF THE CABLE HIT HIM IN THE GROIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF THE BUCKET OF THE GEHLAND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. THE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK IN A RESTRICTED CAPACITY ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT 11-12-01.

EE PICKED UP A BOX OF RESIN & LIFTED IT OVER THECANOPY OF THE ROOF BOLTER TO GIVE TO THE OPERATOR & STRAINED HIS BACK. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ANDRETURNED TO RESTRICTED DUTY 4/30/01.

EE WAS SHOVELING THE BELTS WHEN A ROCK BOUNCED OFF THE BELT. HE TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY & FELL DOWN. HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER & HIP.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 12 INCH 90 DEGREE ELBOW PIPE. THE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN. HE WENT TO SEE A DOCTOR ON 3/2/01 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

THE EE WAS LOADING THE PIPE TRAILER WITH 6 INCH WATERLINE. AFTER HE FINISHED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND HAD TROUBLE BENDING OVER. THE EE FINISHED OUT HIS SHIFT. THE NEXT DAY 2-13-01 HE REQUESTED TO SEE A DR. AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY(2-14-01).

EE WAS TURNING THE PULLER ON THE FILTER TO PULL THE SECTOR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK. HE REQUESTED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 1/30/01.

THE EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE REMOVE A SIMPLEX JACK FROM UNDER THE BELT. HE WAS STRIKING IT WITH A DRILL STEEL AND WHEN HE STRUCK THE JACK WITH THE STEEL IT CAUSED PAIN AND DISCOMFORT TO HIS L EFT THUMB. HE CONTINUED TO HAVE A SORE THUMB ANDSAW A SPECIALIST ON 3-19-01. IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE THUMB WAS DISLOCATED. HE WAS RELEASED TO RESTRICTED DUTY 3-20-01.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING. WHILE SETTING THEBOLT, IT STARTED TO BEND. HE THEN HIT THE WRONG CONTROL; INSTEAD OF LETTING IT DOWN HE HIT THE UP CONTROL & FRACTURED HIS RIGHT RING FINGERTIP.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 7"" METAL GRINDER TO CUTLOOSE TACK WELDS ON A CHUTE PIECE. THE EMPLOYEE GROUND THE WELD OFF AND AS THE WELD CAME APART THE GRINDER HUNG UP FOR A SECOND AND THEN JERKED AROUND AND CUT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT WRIST. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 7 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE LACER-ATION AND RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY REGULAR DUTY.

THE EE WAS CABLE BOLTING AND A 5 FOOT STEEL STUCK IN THE CHUCK. WHEN HE WAS GETTING IT OUT THE 11 FOOT OF STEEL CAME OUT OF THE HOLE AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO STEELS. THE EE HAS A FRACTURED FINGER. A SPLINT WAS PLACED ON THE FINGER AND THE EE RETURNED TO WORK ON 10-15-01 HIS NEXT SCHEDULED WORK DAY.

THE EE WAS LOWERING A WATER JACK. A CRIB WAS ON TOP OF THE JACK. THE EE HAD HIS LEFT HAND HOLDING THE JACK WHILE LOWERING IT. THE CRIB FELL OFF THE JACK AND STRUCK THE EE'S LEFT RING FINGER. M EDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. 7 STITCHES. THE EE THEN RETURNED TO WORK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND GOT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE. THE NEXT MORNING IT CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM AND HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR. A SMALL PIECE OF MATERIAL WAS REMOVED FROM HIS EYE. HE HAS SEEN THE DOCTOR AGAIN 5-3-01 AND WAS RELEASED TO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A JAGGED PIECE OF METAL FROM THE TROUGH ROLLER. HE ALMOST HAD THE PIECE OUT WHEN IT CAUGHT UP & HIS HAND SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT FINGER, REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.

THE EE WAS CUTTING INSULATION OFF OF A TRAM MOTOR LEAD. HIS KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB. THE LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE.