Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLCMining Incidents in 2022

While pushing the HG drive the roof failed on the LW face from the HG shield 3 & 4 tips to the MG 2 motor and crusher throat to the block. Mining halted, air readings were taken and notification calls were made. Mining resumed, additional support installed.

While cutting out the TG during the 5th pass of the day, the roof failed on the LW face, above Shield 175 & 176, resulting in blocking travel off the TG. Mining halted, air readings were taken and notification calls were made, mining resumed under the TG Blockage procedures, with MSHA approval.

Employee was taking a wooden crib block off a pallet, turned around to walk away when the first row of cribs toppled over and hit EE's lower left leg. Employee later went to urgent care on June 4th and was prescribed antibiotics for an infection, on June 6th EE's personal doctor wrote a note to be off work till June 13th.

Employee was packing a turbo drill and felt pain in their shoulder. Note: Employee DID NOT start missing work because of this incident until April 29, 2022.

Employee felt pain in right knee while adjusting an external speaker. Was seen by the medical provider, released to full duty. Had 2 more follow-up visits then referred to an orthopedic doctor where a tear in the meniscus was discovered. Employee had surgery May 16th.

Employee dismounting boarding ladder on last step knee gave out and fell. Employee did not want medical evaluation. On 11/15/2022 employee, requested medical evaluation. Seen at medical facility, employee was released to full duty. On 1/09/2023 went in to medical medical facility to have knee checked. Employee was given a Do Not Return To work notice and had surgery scheduled.

Employee stepped off of step stools last/bottom rung rolling EE's left ankle resulting in a sprained ankle resulting in the inability to wear EE's steel toe boots (PPE) to return to EE's normal duties.

Disassembling crushers Thursday 11/10/22 at end of shift, employee lower back was hurting. 11/14/23 low back pain was still noticeable hurting. Employee released full duty 11/14/23. Had follow up appt. Did not notify Safety Dept of getting more treatments. Safety Dept notified on 7/13/23 by WC Insurance Co.

Employee was working on replacing a broken fitting on the shear slough plate. When the fitting going to the cylinder was removed, the sloughing plate dropped to the stops on top of the shear and pinned the employee between the shear body and the sloughing plate. Employee quickly got chains connected to sloughing plate to raise slough plate and remove the employee.

A mechanic was clearing tools from an area where EE had just completed work on a Letourneau loader. When the mechanic picked up a pump assembly EE felt something protrude through EE's cut resistant gloves, upon removing EE's glove EE saw the cut on EE's left index finger. The wound was cleaned and the employee received stitches.