HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC
Start: 11/12/2001

220013300076 · 11/12/2001 · Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
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: CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 4.23 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE WAS PART OF A MAINTENANCE CREW CHANGING HOISTROPES ON A COAL SHOVEL. HE WAS PUSHING THE HOISTROPE THROUGH THE EQUALIZER HITCH WHILE ANOTHER WAS PULLING ON THE ROPE. THE ROPE MOVED & THE INJ URED EE GOT HIS FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN THE ROPE AND THE EQUALIZER HITCH.

Source

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