All MSHA-reportable accidents at Blue Mountain Energy Inc operations in 2004. Fatalities appear first.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE BACK OF A PICK-UP TRUCK DISMANTLING A KENNEDY PANEL. HE WAS PULLING AND JERKING ON THE PANEL WHEN IT GAVE WAY. THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACK AND HIS LEG CAUGHT THE TAILGATE AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OUT OF THE TRUCK. **LOST TIME ACCIDENT** FIRST DAY OUT 12-2-04.
The employee was jack legging the ribs when a large chunk of coal fell out of the rib and struck him on the head and shoulder. The employee did not have any broken bones or internal injuries. *First day out was 8/13/04.
EE WAS WORKING MAINTENANCE ON LONGWALL. EE WAS HURRYING TO GET UP ON TOP OF SHEARER. PUT 1 FOOT IN CABLE TROUGH & OTHER ON TOE OF SHIELD. FOOT SLIPPED OFF SHIELD & FELL TOGROUN TWISTING HIP & KNEE. CON'T TO WORK BUT HIP HURT. MRI 10/27/04 NORMAL. WENT TO SPECIALIST WHO DID EXPLORATORY SURGERY 3/31/05. LOST TIME ACCIDENT 3/30/05.
The employee was filling the slinger duster from the air/dust tank underground. He was standing on the duster and had another employee turn off the dust and turn on the air to flush the line. The line surged and flipped up, causing the employee to loose his balance and fall off of the duster.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE PICKED UP A TOP ROLLER AND TURNED TO MOVE, STEPPING ON UNEVEN GROUND, AND ROLLED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
The employee was in the process of washing down shields in the longwall seciton, when a chunk of coal blew from the face and struck her hard hat. Her hard hat pushed into her safety glasses and her safety glasses pushed into her nose causing a broken cartilage and laceration to her nose.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL A STAINLESS PLATE UNDER THE WASHER COAL SCREENS IN THE PREP. PLANT. WITH NOT MUCH ROOM TO WORK IN THIS AREA, THE EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING DOWN AND PUSHING THE PLATE UP. HE DIDN'T FEEL ANY DISCOMFORT UNTIL HE FINISHED WELDING THE PLATE. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 7/20/04; LOWER BACK STRAIN.
THE EE WAS WALKING UP THE CROSS CUT IN THE 6 LEFT SECTION WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE POPPED. THE KNEE SWELLED AND BECAME VERY PAINFUL. THE EE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND IS OFF WORK UNTIL HE CAN SEE A SPECIALIST FOR HIS KNEE. FIRST DAY OUT: 6/17/04.
THE EE WAS REMOVING ROCK AND COAL CHUNKS FROM THE BRETBY TROUGH WHEN THE FACE BLEW OUT AND A BIG CHUNK OF COAL CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE PANLINE, SMASHING HIS RIGHT HAND AND CAUSING A FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT MIDDLE KNUCKLE. FIRST DAY OUT: 6/15/04.
The ee is a roof bolter and while roof bolting he lifted a 7 ft roof bolt to install in the roof. It was at this time he felt the front of his left shoulder give away.
EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A SIDE SKIRTING PLATE WHICH WAS SECURED WITH A CHOKER AND PULLED WITH A PICKUP TRUCK. THE CHOKER CAME LOOSE AND THE EMPLOYEE LIFTED THE PLATE TO RETIE THE CHOKER AT WHICH TIME HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS ABDOMEN. THE EMPLOYEE IS SCHEDULED FOR HERNIA SURGERY.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLT ON A PIPE HE WAS PUTTING BACK TOGETHER. HE SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER HE WAS STANDING ON AND FELL STRAIGHT DOWN. HE HIT HIS FEET AND THEN FELL OVER A BUCKET OF TOOLS. HE COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN. ***RESTRICTED DUTY***
The employee was roof bolting when he went to drop the mast and pulled the wrong lever. He set the jaws on his right hand causing a smashing injury to that hand. He was placed on restricted duty 8/24/04.
THE EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A STEEL GOT CAUGHT IN THE ROOF. HE WAS PULLING THE STEEL OUT OF THE ROOF. WHEN THE STEEL CAME LOOSE HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STEEL AND THE DRILL HEAD, CAUSING A FRACTURE TO HIS FINGER. THE EE RETURNED TO RESTRICTED DUTY 4/30/04.
THE EMPLOYEE HAD JUST ARRIVED AT WORK & WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE IN THE PARKING LOT & SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A STRUCTURE TRAILER. WHEN HE TOOK OFF THE STRAP, THE TOP ROLLER BROKE LOOSE AND FELL ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.
Two employees were working to remove an inspection cover in the panline. An employee was hammering on the door and caused a piece of metal to fly off the door and hit the other employee. The metal went through his glove and cut his right 3rd finger. Sutures were required to close the laceration. Reportable injury.
The ee was clearing out grout from under the screen on the 3rd floor of the preparation plant. a section of grout broke free and a piece of wire punctured and embedded its self in the employees left wrist. the wire was clipped leaving about 3""-4"" sticking out. the employee was taken to the hospital where it was removed by the doctor.
The employee was cutting PVC pipe with a razor knife when it slipped and cut his left thumb open. Stitches were required to close the laceration.
THE EE WAS REMOVING A BIT FROM THE DRILL STEEL BY HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER. A SMALL PIECE BROKE OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT BICEPS, GOING THROUGH HIS SKIN INTO THE MUSCLE. THE EE CONTINUED TO WORK AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 7/16/04 AT WHICH TIME A SMALL PIECE OF METAL WAS REMOVED FROM HIS ARM. THE EE RESUMED NORMAL DUTIES 7/17/04. REPORTABLE INJURY.
EE WAS ON THE SURFACE AT THE WAREHOUSE SUPPLY YARD. HE WAS RETRIEVING AN AIR LOCK DOOR. 2 AIRLOCK DOORS WERE AVAILABLE & LAYING ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. THE EE PICKED UP THE TOP DOOR AND STEPPED THRU THE SAFETY GLASS OF THE 2ND DOOR THAT HE WAS STANDING ON. HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT ANKLE THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.
EE WAS HELPING INSTALL A SCREEN PLATE AT THE ROTARY BREAKER BLDG. A COMEALONG WAS ATTACHED TO THE SCREEN SO IT COULD BE LIFTED. WHILE LIFTING THE SCREEN INTO THE BREAKER 1 SIDE GOT HUNG UP 2 EE'S PUSHED THE SCREEN TO HELP REALIGN IT AT WHICH TIME SCREEN CAME LOOSE FROM COMEALONG STRIKING ARM OF EE AS HIT THE GROUND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN HIS DRILL STEEL HUNG UP IN THE ROOF. WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT HIT HIS RIGHT HAND, THE WEBBED PART IN BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FINGER, AGAINST THE DRILL HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE LACERATION. THE EMPLOYEE THEN RETURNED TO WORK. ***REPORTABLE INJURY***
THE EE WAS ROCK DUSTING. THE DUST LINE HE WAS USING HAD A HOLE IN IT. THE DUST LINE SURGED, CAUSING THE ROCK DUST TO SQUIRT OUT OF THE HOLE INTO HIS RIGHT EYE UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES. THE EYE WAS WASHED OUT AND THE EE WENT TO SEE THE DOCTOR WHO PRESCRIBED EYE OINTMENT TO HELP THE HEALING PROCESS. REPORTABLE INJURY.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING UP A BELT WITH A COME-A-LONG TO CHANGE OUT A ROLLER. THE HANDLE OF THE COME-A-LONG CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE JAW/CHIN. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE LACERATION .
THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HOOKING UP A MINE PHONE TO THE PHONE LINE WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT OF THE ROOF AND SMASHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER AGAINST THE PHONE HE WAS INSTALLING