Struck by falling object
On August 3, 2017 a miner was fatally crushed while ee was dismantling a metal structure used to supply water to tech fine coal filter at the preparation plant.
Blue Mountain Energy IncMining Incidents in 2017
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Blue Mountain Energy Inc operations in 2017. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2017
- 1
- Total incidents
- 6
- Year
- 2017
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
- 02FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS1 incident
- 03MACHINERY1 incident
- 04SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
All incidents in 2017
Struck by falling object
Lowering chute into place, chute wedged and came down onto thumb resulting in amputation of tip of thumb. Originally restricted work only for 1 week. Then complications developed and employee returned home to WV for treatment. Injury changed from zero lost time to indefinite lost time.
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
While roof bolting employee got right ring finger caught in the jaws amputating the tip of employee's finger.
Struck by falling object
Drilling supervisor was attempting to move a landing plate during the rig down process. After it was loaded onto the forklift they attempted to shift the plate which tipped to one side and caught the tip of their left ring finger resulting in localized cuts.
Struck by falling object
While unloading belt structure off the trailer a top roller fell on employee's left index finger causing a laceration that required stitches to close the wound.
Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was hanging 4"" pipe when ee slipped on the trailer and went to catch self ee fractured a bone in left hand.