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MACHINERY

220032930053 · 10/10/2003 · Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Utility truck, Water trucks
Injury source
CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
12 years

Operator

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

Narrative

WHILE USING A FARM TYPE TRACTOR TO MOVE A JUNCTION BOX AND THE ELECTRICAL TRAILING CABLE ATTACHED TO THE BOX, THE EE WAS INJURED WHEN HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN TWO LOOPS OF CABLE, AND THE STRAIN RELIEF THAT WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE BOX. FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED THAT DAY, BUT THE PAIN PERSISTED AND THE EE WENT TO THE CLINIC ON 10-13-03.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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