All MSHA-reportable accidents at Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC operations in 2015. Fatalities appear first.
During the regular examination of the bottom landing for the emergency hoist, the examiner noticed that one of the guide ropes had some broken strands near the connecting point of the rope. The hoist was tagged out and the problem reported. The guide rope will need to be replaced. This emergency hoist is not in a designated escapeway.
Employee was getting into the Fletcher 7074 & was in the process of moving his SCSR out of the way past the magnet door sensor. The door closed on his finger at the same time he tried to pull his finger out of the way. Resulted into left ring finger tip amputation.
The miner was crushed by a shuttle car and the rib, causing lower extremity fractures.
While employee was turning off the lateral dust valve he felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder and bicep area.
Employee was positioned in the LW panline conducting chain tension checks on the face conveyor chain. He bent over to pick up the chain tension ram which weighs an estimated 35 lbs. As he raised it up about 1' off the ground he felt a twinge in the right side of his back.
Employee was putting his chock blocks down on the scoop when he felt a pop in his lower right abdomen. Reliance Medical Group diagnosed him with abdominal stomach strain and released him to restricted duty.
Employee was walking around miner & felt a pull and pop in left ankle. Reliance Medical diagnosed - Avulsion fracture of left ankle.
While employee was building a stopping he tripped & hit the side of the trailer dislocating his right elbow.
Employee was struck by a rib while moving a ventilation tubing that was on the ground. Employee sprained his right ankle.
An employee at the plant was removing a drive belt from a motor for the feeder pan pulley and pinched right ring finger between the pulley and drive belt. Causing fracture to right ring finger.
Walking into the charging station #9, slip on a rock approximately 4 inches in front of the battery. Tried not to twist my ankle and twisted my knee.
Employee was walking and felt a pop in his foot. Diagnosed by Reliance Medical, right 5th metatarsal fracture.
While employee was cleaning a conveyor belt, he slipped and fell against a belt striking his left shoulder.
Employee was cleaning crusher with an air chipper and caused her pain to her left elbow.
While he was involved in a physical altercation with another employee, regarding shearer operation he was pushed onto the top of the shield toe. Caused him to seek medical treatment and was diagnosis with right shoulder and neck strained.
During the process of picking pipe joint from rig to place in single pipe loader, employee picked up joint of pipe, suspended it in vertical position, swung pipe into pipe loader and in process of lowering, placed left hand too close to threads pulling his left thumb into loader with pipe.
Employee's statement: Moving power Cable to Sump Pump#2 caught meter(gas) with cable, pulled on meter which then snapped back upon release striking me in my face, hitting 2 front teeth on upper row. One tooth pushed out of position and one tooth chipped.
Employee stated he walked up 6 flight of stairs for three days and his left knee swollen. He replaced wear liner inside Hopper Chute.