HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC
Start: 10/09/2001

220012880099 · 10/09/2001 · Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 21.3 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE WAS INSTALLING AN AXLE BEARING ON THE SPINDLE OF A 200 TON KRESS HAUL TRUCK. THE BEARING SLID ON THE SPINDLE MUCH EASIER THAN EXPECTED AND THE EE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BEARING AND THE RETAINER. THE BEARING WEIGHS ABOUT 150 LBS FOUR SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE RESULTING WOUND.

Source

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