Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
IE was examining the beltline when they stepped on a loose chunck of coal causing their left leg to raipidly slide forward causing a major tear to the left hamstring.
Blue Mountain Energy IncMining Incidents in 2019
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Blue Mountain Energy Inc operations in 2019. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2019
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Year
- 2019
Top incident classifications
- 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
- 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
- 03HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
- 04FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 incident
All incidents in 2019
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
IE was holding the back up wrench while loosening a bolt on the can setter when EE's wrench slipped causing it to pinch left pinky finger between the wrench and ram on the ASV.
Struck by flying object
IE was changing bits on the continuous miner when a piece of metal struck the employee in the neck. The object was removed by the doctor and the wound took stitches to close the laceration.
Fall onto or against objects
Ie was bent down moving the water hose to the continuous miner when a rock came out from behind the mesh hitting the employee in the head slamming the employee's face into the shuttle car and fracturing a tooth.