SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Name: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON at Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC
Start: 12/12/2001

220013600028 · 12/12/2001 · Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type: Fall from piled material
Occupation: Driller, Highwall operator, Highwall drill operator
Activity: Walking, Running
Injury source: GROUND
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost: 39
Mine experience: 20.69 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE IS AN OVERBURDEN DRILL OPERATOR AND WAS WORK-ING IN OUR D DRILLING IN ADVANCE OF BLASTING. HENEEDED TO RELIEVE HIMSELF, SO HE WENT TO THE HIGHWALL EDGE AND DID SO. AS HE WAS RETURNING TO THE DRILL HE STEPPED ON LOOSE MATERIAL THAT HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWALL EDGE AND SLID AND FELL OFF THE HIGHWALL. HE LANDED FEET FIRST IN MATERIAL THAT CUSHIONED THE LANDING SOMEWHAT.

Source

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