Blue Mountain Energy IncMining Incidents in 2013

Employee stated that his shoulder had been bothering him for some time. After review from a physician it was determined that employee would need surgery to correct his shoulder. This will be degree six.

While trying to unplug a 6"" drain pipe for the washbay employee suffered a hernia. They were using a 1"" hose as a snake to flush out the 6"" line. The accident happened on 06/10/2013, he went in for surgery on 07/09/2013.

Took employee in to have his right wrist looked at after a tire for the road grader popped off the rim while airing it up. The tire was in a protective rack and chained off. At that time the Doctor asked for a follow up exam, took employee back in on 05/29/2013 where he discovered a fracture.

When dismounting fork lift employee stepped on a board twisting his left knee.

While unloading belt structure off of the trailer, employee's glove got caught pinching his hand between two pieces of structure. No fracture but employee does have some restrictions through November 1st.

Employee jammed his neck when getting into his hauler.

Employee while taking down monorail chain slipped loose on the other end causing the monorail to swing down pinching his left thumb between the two pieces of monorail, requiring 5 stitches to his left thumb nail bed. Employee returned to work his next scheduled shift on light duty.

Employee was chipping clay out of a chute when he got his left pinky finger caught between the axe and the chute, causing a laceration to his pinky which required 3 sutures to close the wound.

While cutting bands that hold the roof mesh together employee got a laceration to his left forearm, that required stitches to close the wound.

Due to Shoveling under CNV 2 repeated motion to an old injury. Right Shoulder. Went to orthopedic on 04/26/2013 where he was placed with some restrictions 40 hour work week and lifting restrictions. He is still performing his normal duties and has not lost any work days.

Trying to get a pin into place on a Continuous Miner had another employee swing the double jack to get the pin in, he had his left finger in the back of the pin hole with one swing the pin went clear to the back of the pin hole causing it to slam into his finger, causing a fracture to the left index finger.

Employee was installing a roof bolt when he went to adjust the roof bolt plate he got his finger caught between the mine roof and the roof bolt plate.

Original back injury occurred back in 2007, then in may of 2011 we took this employee back into the ER for back spasms, employee felt pain on the 18th of May but at that time he didn't want to see the doctor. We took him to the ER on 05/20/2013 where he was placed on light duty until 05/27/2013. Note this employee didn't have anything that realated to a specific incident.