Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLCMining Incidents in 2001

MINER DISCOVERED A ROOF FALL IN THE NUMBER 3 ENTRY OF THE TG-101 WORKING SECTION. THE FALL OUTBY THE CORNER OF XC-40. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET LONG, 10 TO 18 FEET WIDE AND RANGED FRO M 1 TO 8 FEET IN HEIGHT. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH TORQUE TENSION BOLTS 6 FEET IN LENGTH, INSTALLED ON 5 FOOT CENTERS. WELDED WIRE MESH WAS ALSO USED.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE TOP STEP OF CAT OF THE MOUNTING LADDER, AFTER COMPLETED CONVERSATION WITH THE OPERATOR, THE OPERATOR NOTICED THE EMPLOYEE HAD GONE ASHEN AND HIS EYES WERE BEGINING TO ROLL BACK AND NO RESPONSE, HE BEGAN TO FALL OFF THE LADDER AND THE OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO KEEP HOLD OF HIM. HE FELL DOWN THE SIDE AND HIT GROUND WITH LEFT SHOULDER.

AT THE END OF THE SHIFT ON OCT 12, 2001 EE NOTICED A SORE HAD BEEN RUBBED ON HIS THIRD TOE ONT HE LEFT FOOT. THE SORE HAD BEEN CAUSED BY HAVING WET SOCKS AND HAVING HIS FOOT RUBBING AGAINST HI S MATERHORN BOOT. EE PROVIDED HIS OWN FIRST AID BY APPLYING ANTIBATERIAL OINTMENT AN BANDAID. AT THE END OF THE SHIFT ON OCT 12, 2001, THE SORE WORSEN AND THAT'S WHEN EE REPORTED TO HIS SUPER

EE WAS DRILLING WITH SINKING HAMMER. HE TRIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS. THE DRILL FELL ON HIS FACE, FRACTURING HIS NOSE AND LACERATIONS TO FACE.

EMPLOYEE ATTACHED A CHAIN FROM THE RAM HANDLE TO THE TRACTOR SO THAT HE COULD LIFT IT OVER THE SIDE OF THE SLED. THE BATTERING RAM WEIGHING APPROX 500-800 LBS, SLIDE SIDEWAY AND PINNED THE EMP LOYEE'S LEG TO THE TRACTOR AND RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT BRUISES TO HIS LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE.

EE WAS RIDING IN THE REAR SEAT OF MANTRIP TRAVELING TO THE MINE AT THE FIRST OF THE SHIFT. AS THE MANTRIP WENT ONTO THE CONCRETE PORTION OF THE CROSSING. THE REAR OF THE MANTRIP BOUNCED OVER T HE TRANSITION FROM GRAVEL TO CONCRETE. THIS CAUSED THE EE TO BOUNCED UP AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF OF THE MANTRIP COMPARTMENT.

EE WAS REMOVING CABLE FROM THE ROOF. HIS RIGHT FOOT SLID INTO A RUT IN THE MUD AND HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF. THE LEFT FOOT WAS STRUCK IN THE MUD AND EE FELL TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS CAUSED EE LEFT KNEE TO BEND LATERALLY AND HE FELT SOMETHING PULL.

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON GRADER, PARKED ON ANGLE. EE'S HAND SLIPPED, EE SLIPPED AND PUT ALL WEIGHT ON KNEE, RESULTING IN MULTIPLE TREATMENTS.

WHILE BOARDING THE UNTI TO REPLACE A VALVE, EE STEPPED ONTO THE SECOND STEP, AS HE LIFTED HIMSELF, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP AND BUMPTED HIS LEFTKNEE AGAINST THE STEP RESULTING IN A SMALL BRUISE. THE SFAETY CLERK WAS NOTIFIED ON 2-26-01 THAT THE EE WORKED 2 DAYS OF LIGHT DUTY.

A ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR ON THE H/G 101 SECTION WAS INSTALLING THE WRENCH ONTO A ROOF BOLT. HE INADVERTENTLY USED THE WRONG LEVER TO RAISE THE MAST. IN DOING SO THE OPERATOR ACTIVATED THE CLOSE JAW FUNCTION ON THE DRILL GUIDE SYSTEM. THE OPERATOR'S FINGER WAS IN A POSITION THAT ALLOWED THE JAWS TO CLOSE AROUND HIS FINGER CAUSING THE INJURY AND REQUIRED SOME STITCHES.

EE WAS HOOKING AIR & WATER HOSE TO DRILL BASKET.ROCK FELL FROM RIB HITTING HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS HANGIUNG A NEW ROLL OF LEAKY FEEDER CABLE FROM THE RIB MESH USING A BAR THRU CABLE ROLL. THE ROLL SLIPPED CAUSING THE ROLL AND BAR TO STRIKE HIM IN THE LEFT HAND AND WRIST.

EE WAS PREPARING AN AIRLINE SO HE COULD HOOK UP ONE OF THE AIR POWERED DEWATERING PUMPS. THE AIRLINE STILL HAD J HOOKS ATTACHED. ONE OF THE J HOOKS CAUGHT ON THE RIB MESH AS HE WAS WALKING, CA USING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD. HE STRUCK HIS THUMB ON THE PUMP BASKET AS HE FELL BACKWARD.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADEER, FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARDS ON THE GROUND RESULTING IN A SMALL FRACTURE TO RIGHT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING SEAT, PULLED LEVER, SEAT SLID FORWARD CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WITH HIS HEAD.

EE WAS REMOVING RIGHT SPINDLE RETAINER PLATE, PLATE SPUN, STRIKING ON LEFT INDEX FINGER. PRY BAR STRUCK FINGER CAUSING THE LACERATION RESULTING INTHREE STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS NUMBNESS IN BOTH HANDS AFTER USING DRILL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER, HAND SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK, HE AVOIDED AT THE TIME, BUT GRADUALLY THE PAIN GOT WORSE.

WHILE TUBELINE WAS BEING WORK ON, EE WENT UNDER THE TUBELINE TO PICK UP A TOOL AND THE TUBE CAME APART AND STRUCK EE ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD AND NECK.

EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP THE CABLE, WHEN HE STOOD BACK UP, HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT EAR AGAINST A FIRE SUPPRESSION SPRINKLER HEAD RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT EAR.

EE WAS MOVING CROSSOVER TO ALIGN WITH TRACK OF BOLTER AND FELT A PULL IN THE LOWER BACK.

EE WAS DRILLING DRILL BIT CAUGHT A PIECE OF RBARCAUSING DRILL TO JERK, SPRAINING WRIST

EE WAS PUTTING DRILL HAMMER INTO DRILL RIG, RIG PINCHED HAND BETWEEN RIG & RIG STEP. HAND PINCHED OR MASHED CAUSING FRACTURED FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

THE WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF THE EE'S HAND AND HE FELLED OFF THE LOADER, RESULTING FRACTURING AND DISLOCATING LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EE CRAWLED UNDER THE UNIT TO REPAIR THE MUFFLER AS HE TURNED TO GRAB THE EXAUST PIPE HE FELT A PAIN ON HIS LOWER BACK.

EE COMPLAINED OF WRIST PAIN WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED FROM COMPUTER OR DESK WORK. EE IS UNDER THERAPY FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

EE WAS INSTALLING CABLE ON FAN OUTSIDE OF THE MINE AT APPROX. 90 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT TEMPERATURES, SUFFERED HEAT EXHAUSTION AND REQUIRED FIRST AID.