HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Westmoreland Beulah Mining LLC
Start: 03/21/2002

220021790037 · 03/21/2002 · Westmoreland Beulah Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: HERNIA;RUPTURE
Body part: HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost: 14
Mine experience: 14 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Westmoreland Coal Company
Operator: Westmoreland Beulah Mining LLC
Mine: 3200043

Narrative

EE ALLEGES THAT HE & A WITNESS WERE PUTTING A MAIN BEARING CAP BACK ON A CATERPILLAR D-11 DOZER. EE ALLEGES THAT THEY TRIED TO LIFT THE BEARING BY HAND, BUT IT WAS TOO HEAVY TO HOLD, WHILE TRY ING TO GET THE BOLTS STARTED. EE STATED ON HIS ACCIDENT REPORT, THAT HE WAS LIFTING TOO MUCH WEIGHT OVER HIS HEAD.

Source

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