ELECTRICAL

Name: ELECTRICAL at Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC
Start: 11/13/2003

220033250055 · 11/13/2003 · Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: ELECTRICAL
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Section foreman, Bullgang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Shift boss
Activity: Supervise
Injury source: FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 32
Mine experience: 1.92 years

Operator

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

Narrative

INJURED EMPLOYEE HELPED PLUG IN THE NIP TO THE CONTINUOUS MINER. WHEN HE CLOSED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER, THE NIP BLEW UP, BURNING THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND AND STARTING A FIRE INSIDE THE POWER CENTER HO USING. THE FIRE WAS IMMEDIATELY EXTINGUISHED. INJURED EMPLOYEE REFUSED FIRST AID, LEFT THE MINE AND THE STATE. MANAGEMENT LEARNED THE TRUE EXTENT OF HIS INJURIES ON 11/19/03 WHEN HE RETURNED

Source

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