HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC
Start: 12/26/2002

220030850033 · 12/26/2002 · Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 32
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

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

Narrative

ON 12-26-02 EE WAS ASSIGNED DUTIES AS AN OILER ON #136 B/E 280-B COAL SHOVEL. HE WAS WORKING BETWEEN THE HOIST DRUM AND THE ELECTRICAL LUBE SYSTEM BREAKERS, WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT ON A PROTRU DING PIPE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MEDICAL MENISCAL TEAR, AND RETURNED TO WORK AT HIS NORMAL OPERATOR DUTIES. HIS KNEE CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM, AND SURGERY WAS SCHEDU

Source

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