All MSHA-reportable accidents at Blue Mountain Energy Inc operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.
THE IMMEDIATE ROOF FELL OUT AROUND THE ROOF BOLTS AT 350 XCUT IN 3 LEFT WEST #3 ENTRY. NO BOLTS WERE PULLED OUT AND THE FALL WAS NOT ABOVE THE BOLT LINE. THE MUD STONE ROOF FELL APPROX. 20' LO NG, 3'-10' WIDE AND 3'-4' HIGH. THE FALL IMPEDED TRAVEL IN AND OUT OF THE WORKING SECTION.
ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6TH AT 3:45 PM, THE FIRE BOSS FOUND A ROOF FALL BETWEEN NO.52 AND NO.53 CROSSCUT IN THE 3 LEFT WEST RETURN. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET LONG, 17 FEET WIDE AND 8 FT T O 9 FT HIGH. THE AREA HAD MUD STONE, SHALES AND COAL TOP WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE FALL IN THIS AREA. NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE WAS OBSERVED IN THIS AREA PROIR TO THE ROOF FALL.
THE FIRE BOSS DISCOVERED A ROOF FALL IN THE #2 ENTRY, #1 CROSSCUT OF THE 2ND LEFT, LONGWALL PANEL DURING HIS WEEKLY EXAM OF THE AREA. THE ROOF FELL APPROX 9' TO 10' HIGH, 30' TO 35' WIDE & 20' LONG. THE ROOF CONSISTED OF LAMINATED SHALES & & FELL ABOVE THE ROOF BOLT LINE. THE AREA IS A WORKED OUT LONGWALL PANEL. THE AREA HAS BEEN TIMBERED OFF & LEFT.
3 LEFT WEST SECTION, #2 ENTRY, #54 CROSSCUT INTERSECTION FELL IN ABOVE THE ROOF SUPPORT LINE. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 16' TO 20' WIDE, 9' TO 10' HIGH & 18' TO 20' LONG. THE FALL COVERED THE CONTINUOUS MINER. THE ROOF CONSISTED OF 19"" TO 44"" OF COAL TOP & LAMINATED SHALES.
THE FIREBOSS DURING HIS WEEKLY EXAMINATIONS FOUND A ROOF FALL IN THE NO.3 ENTRY OF TH 2 LEFT SECTION. THE FALL IS IN THE SUMP AREA DRIVEN OF THE #3 ENTRY. IT IS APPROX. 20' LONG, 7' TO 9' HIGH & 20' LONG. THE AREA HAS BEEN TIMBERED OFF AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP BUT WILL BE SEALED OFF.
A PAST HISTORY OF WATER IN THE ROOF IN THIS AREA ALONG WITH LOOSE SHALES & NO SOLID SAND STONE ROOF CONTRIBUTED TO THE ROOF FALL, WHICH OCCURRED INBY OUR B-PORTAL APPROX 220'. THE FALL WAS 16' W 16'L & 6 TO 7' HIGH, & FELL BELOW THE ROOF BOLT LINE.
WHILE MINING IN THE COAL PILE BEHIND THE MINER IN ORDER TO CLEAN UP THE PILE, TRAMMING OVER THE LOOSE COAL THE MINER SLID TOWARD AND AGAINST THE OPERATOR, PINCHING HIM BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND THE COAL RIB. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE TREATMENT BEGAN FOR HIS INJURY.
THE EE WAS OPERATING THE LAND ROVER ON A GRADE UNDERGROUND. THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT STARTED PICKING UP SPEED. THE EE UNABLE TO SLOW IT DOWN, DECIDED TO EASE THE EQUIPMENT INTO THE RIB TO STOP IT. THE FORCE OF THE MACHINE HITTING THE COAL RIB CAUSED THE ENGINE END OF THE EQUIPMENT TO TURNOVER, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED HIS LEFT HAND TO HIT THE FRAME OF THE CAB RESULT IN SOFT TISSUE INJ.
A CO-WORKER WAS HANDING DOWN A 4 INCH I-BEAM 36 INCHES LONG TO THE EMPLOYEE. THE EMPLOYEE STARTED TO LOWER IT TO THE FLOOR WHEN HIS LEFT ARM GAVE OUT.
THE EE WAS GETTING A BAG OF ROCK DUST OUT OF THE BUCKET OF THE WAGNER. HE PLACED HIS FOOT UNDER THE BUCKET AS HE WAS LIFTING THE ROCK DUST BAG OUT. THE OPERATOR OF THE WAGNER LOWERED THE BUCKE T AT THE SAME TIME & CAUGHT THE EE'S FOOT BETWEEN THE BUCKET & FLOOR. X-RAYS WERE TAKEN. THE FOOT WAS NOT BROKEN. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. 1ST DAY RESTRICTED DUTY 8/14/02.
EMPLOYEE WAS PACKING A CRIB BLOCK INTO 2 LEFT WHEN HE FELL CAUSING THE CRIB TO STRIKE HIS HAND. THE EE WENT INTO THE DR AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. HE HAD A FOLLOW UP VISIT FOR 7-23-02 WHICH HE CANCELLED. HE RETURNED TO THE DR ON 7-31-02 AT WHICH TIME THE X-RAYS SHOWED A FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT HAND. HIS HAND WAS CASTED AND THE EE WAS RELEASED TO RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 8-1-02.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE CONT MINER BY REMOTE CONTROL. HE FILLED THE SHUTTLE CAR TO CAPACITY AND A CHUNK OF COAL FELL OFF AND STRUCK HIS ANKLE. THE EE WENT IN AND SAW THE DOCTOR.
THE EE WAS ROOF BOLTING. HE WENT TO REMOVE THE DRILL STEEL FROM THE HOLE, AS HE PULLED THE STEEL IT CAME LOOSE HITTING HIS LT. FINGERS. THIS CAUSED A FRACTURE TO HIS 3RD AND 4TH LT. FINGERS SUTURES WERE ALSO REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE LACERATION TO BOTH FINGERS. THE EE WAS RELEASED TO RESTRICTED DUTY. 1ST DAY RESTRICTED DUTY: 2-16-02.
THE EE WAS PUSHING AN EMULSION PUMP OUT OF THE BUCKET OF THE WAGNER ONTO AND EMULSION TRAILER WITH A CRIB BLOCK. THE CRIB SLIPPED ADN PINCHED THE EE FINGER BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND CRIB. THE EE RECIEVED STITCHES TO CLOSE THE LACERATION.
THE EE WAS REPLACING THE SHEARER PIN ON THE SHIELD. THE PIN SPRANG OUT AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE HAND PINCHING IT ON THE ANTI SLOUGH BRACKET. THEEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR. THE RING FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND WAS FRACTURED. THE EE RETURNED TO HISREGULAR JOB.
THE EE WAS PLACING A CLAMP ON THE END OF THE SILO FEEDER WHEN THE CLAMP CAME LOOSE & STRUCK HIM IN THE BROW ABOVE HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED 6 STITCHES TO CL OSE THE LACERATION. HE WAS RETURNED TO FULL DUTY.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A HOLE. WHEN HE WENT TO REMOVE HIS STEEL THE STEEL CAME OUT OF THE DRILL CHUCK AND PINNED HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER BETWEEN THE JAWS AND THE STEEL, WHICH RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO THE FINGER. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE LACERATION. EE RESUMED HIS REGULAR DUTIES 2/27/02.
THE EE WAS OPERATING THE SHEARER IN THE LONGWALLSECTION. HE WAS CHECKING THE CUTTING LEVEL OF THE DRUM WHEN THE FACE BLEW OUT AND A PIECE OF COAL STRUCK HIS BOTTOM LIP. HE RECEIVED 4 STITCH ES TO CLOSE THE LACERATION. RETURNED TO WORK HISNEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT ON 1-28-02.