HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Western Energy Company
Start: 10/19/2000

220003110101 · 10/19/2000 · Western Energy Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: NOISE,NEC
Nature of injury: UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part: EAR(S) INTERNAL & HEARING
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Montana Power Company
Operator: Western Energy Company
Mine: 2401747

Narrative

EE IS A MECHANIC WORKING IN OUR AREA ""C"" REPAIR SHOP. FOR MANY YEARS, OPERATORS HAVE COMPLAINED THAT THE FACTORY HORNS ON 992 LOADERS ARE NOT LOUD ENOUGH FOR THE MINING ENVIRONMENT. CONESEQUEN TLY WE HAVE INSTALLED AIR HORNS ON THESE MACHINES. A CO WORKER SOUNDED THE HORN OF A 992 IN THE BAY NEXT TO THE INJURED EE CAUSING PAIN AND RINGING IN HIS EARS.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown