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POWERED HAULAGE

220040230068 · 01/05/2004 · Westmoreland Beulah Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Scraper, Pan scraper
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
7
Mine experience
28.5 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE WAS OPERATING A CAT 651 SCRAPER, WHEN HE ALLEGES THE REAR OF THE SCAPER STARTED SLIDING SIDEWAYS DOWN THE SLOPE HE WAS WORKING ON. THE TOP OF THE SLOPE OF THE PIT AREA WAS ICY CAUSING THE S CRAPER TO SLIDE UNTI IT HIT A SOFT SPOT IN THE SLOPE CAUSING THE SCRAPER TO ROLL LAND 1/2 TIMES.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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