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POWERED HAULAGE

220012840041 · 09/26/2001 · Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Backhoe operator, Trackhoe operator, Crane operator
Activity
Front-end loader
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
—
Mine experience
19 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Westmoreland Coal Company
Operator
Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC
Mine
2401747

Narrative

EE IS NORMALLY ASSIGNED TO DRAGLINE OPERATOR/OILER HE WAS TEMP ASSIGNED DUTY OF WHEEL LOADER OPERATOR. AFTER 3 SHIFTS HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS NECK & NUMBNESS IN HIS LEFT HAND. THIS MAY BE RELATED TO A PRIOR INJURY & WAS AGGRAVATED BY THE BOUNCING MOTION OF THE LOADER. EE IS A QUALIFIED LOADER OPERATOR

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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