Blue Mountain Energy IncMining Incidents in 2008

Roo ffall was due to weak mud stone top. Fall was at #7 x-cut. #2 entry of 8th left section. No damage and no injury.

While the employee was installing 12 foot roof bolts he felt a pop in his right shoulder. His shoulder still hurt Monday 09-22-08 and he decided to see a doctor and was placed on restricted duty 09-22-08.

The employee was walking to the section when his knee became irritated and painful. He has had problems with his knee popping out of place in the past. On 10-08-08 the employee had surgery. MSHA lost time accident 10-08-08.

Three EE's were installing a new crusher guard. They were using a come-a-long to pull the guard up and into place. The guard was sitting to far from center and was going to slide back. So the EE got behind the guard and gave it a shove to center it up. In the process of pushing, he felt severe pain in his lower back. MSHA lost time accident 1/28/08.

A coal rib where the employee was working sloughed off. The employee ran out of the way when he twisted his knee and fell down at which point a piece of coal hit the same knee. Restricted duty on 10-8-08 and became lost time 10-9-08.

The employee was stepping down off a ladder after completeing tail chute work. He was holding a partial bag of rock dust in his arms. He missed the bottom rung of the ladder and fell to the ground straining his right knee in the process. MSHA restricted duty 7-23-2008.

The employee was unloading monorail hangers from the back of a flatbed truck into a crate. She had two hangers in her left hand and was swinging them to the rear at which time she felt a pop in her left shoulder. She later complained of sharp pain from neck to wrist. MSHA restricted duty 7-19-08.

The employee picked up a belt bar and spindle to un-hang it when he felt pain in his lower abdomen. He continued to work and then on 8/26/08 went in for surgery to repair hernia.

The EE was getting down from the roof bolter. As he stepped down, he miss judged how far it was to the floor and when his foot hit the floor, his knee buckled and he fell to the ground. He finished out his shift and worked the next day's shift. He then wanted to see a dr. On 4/9/08 he was seen by a doctor and released to light duty. MSHS restricted duty on 4/9/08.

The employee was helping move the panline back so a broken dog bone could be fixed. His foot got caught between the toe of the shield and the panline. MSHA lost time Accident 4/3/08

The employee was hanging cable bolts in the section when he reached overhead and felt pain in his left shoulder.

The employee was traveling back underground with a load of material when the brakes failed on the truck. The truck ran into the left rib causing the steering wheel to spin around and strike his right hand. MSHA restricted duty 7-19-08.

The employee was lifting a roof jack when he felt a pop in his shoulder. He continued to work his normal job until 09-03-08 when he saw a specialist. He returned to work light duty on 09-04-08. MSHA Restricted Duty 09-04-08.

The EE was installing a 4' roof bolt. He attempted to connect the wrench with the drill steel. His hand slipped off the joy stick, causing him to activate the steel clamp, which closed on his right thumb and middle finger.

The employee was replacing foam insulation on the pump piping at the alluvial wells. He was cutting out a new piece with a razor knife. He was pulling the knife through the insulation, when the blade went all the way through his leg. ***MSHA Reportable***

The employee was pulling out a crib block from under a stabilizer jack, from the miner, when he smashed his finger between the crib block and a rock.

The crew of 8-Left section was headed out of the mine in the mantrip when an employee became angry, he turned around in the cab of the truck and knelt on the seat at which time he punched out the window between the cab and bed of the mantrip with his fists. The window shattered and he cut his forearms. Stitches were required. MSHA reportable injury

The employee was pulling on a Kennedy panel and cut his left middle finger on a sharp edge. First aid was given at the mine. The laceration would not stop bleeding and he went to an emergency room on 5-21-2008. Doctor applied derma bond and the bleeding stopped. ***MSHA reportable injury

The employee was walking back to the longwall face after lunch when he slipped and fell down. He punctured his left forearm on a piece of wire during the fall. Sutures were required to close the laceration. MSHA Reportable Injury 4/3/08.

One employee was hammering a roll pin into the connector link on the longwall. A piece of metal flew off the pin and struck the supervisor. The piece of metal imbedded into the bridge of his nose.

The EE was hanging miner cable on the high voltage hanger. The miner cable swung back and one of the smaller hooks, on the hanger, hooked him in the nose and it ripped out when the hanger swung back. ***MSHA REPORTABLE***

The EE was moving 7' resin bolts to the bolter. A loose band that had been cut was protruding and cut the EE's right forearm/wrist. Sutures were needed to close the wound. ***MSHA REPORTABLE***

The EE was walking to the warehouse to begin her shift. She slipped and fell on the ice and caught herself with her left hand.