HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC
Start: 07/07/2002

220021920021 · 07/07/2002 · Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Laborer, Bull gang, Faceman, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 4.07 years

Operator

Controller (parent): BHP Billiton
Operator: Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC
Mine: 2902170

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS CONDUCTING A PRE-OP CHECK ON TR 897-LO-TRAC, WHEN HE RAISED THE ENGINE HOOD TO CHECK THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL, HE SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AN D THE HOOD. EMPLOYEE WAS EVALUATED AT MESA CLINIC AND THE X-RAY REVEALED A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT ARM.

Source

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