Colowyo Coal Company L PMining Incidents in 2021

The operator of 249 haul truck backed up to the berm on the dump. The berm sloughed off and the truck became stuck.

A brush fire occurred just outside of the Collom pit. Outside resources were called to assist with controlling the fire. No structures or equipment were threatened by the fire and no one was injured. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

The employee was attaching a 1 inch oil hose to the fittings on the 116 excavator and felt pain in upper back. There was no accident or trauma. The hose weighs 5 lbs. Employee was not working in an awkward position or overhead.

The employee was using a skidder to pull trail cable for a dragline move. EE was dismounting the skidder using 3 points of contact and missed the first step. It was clean, dry and not obstructed. As EE fell, EE struck EE's left side, bruising their ribs. EE was seen for precautionary reasons and was released to work with restrictions.

The employee was attempting to dump a coal sample. EE felt pain in shoulder. EE reported the incident but felt it was not serious and continued to work. Later, they decided to seek medical attention and was diagnosed with a tear in the shoulder. EE went in for surgery on 4/6/22 and began missing time, making this incident reportable.

The injured employee was working on an excavator bucket change in the upper shop yard. Icy spots were identified and a load of rock was spread to mitigate the hazard. Employee was walking to get a hammer when they slid on the ice under the rock and fell to the ground. Employee received a laceration to the right knee that required stitches.

The employee began to feel ill a few hours after reporting to work. EE was evaluated by an EMT. EE was taken to the hospital for further treatment. Later that day EE was diagnosed as having had a stroke. EE was released to full duty 5/19/21.

The employee reported feeling ill to the lead person, an EMT. The EMT evaluated EE and diagnosed a potential heart attack. 911 was called and the mine's emergency team removed the ill employee from the haul truck EE was operating. EE was later diagnosed at the hospital with a heart attack.