MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC
Start: 02/10/2004

220040430001 · 02/10/2004 · Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Welder (shop)
Activity: Welding or cutting
Injury source: MOLTEN METAL
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 20 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE WAS ASSIGNED DUTIES AS A WELDER, ON AN 80 CUB YARD DRAGLINE BUCKET. EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT A STEEL PLATE TO REPAIR THE BUCKET. THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BRUSH DIRT OFF OF THE BU RNING TORCH TIP WITH HIS GLOVES HAND, AND THE TORCH FLAME PENETRATED A HOLE IN HIS WELDING GLOVE AND CONTACTED HIS FINGER IN THE GLOVE. THE BURNED FINGER WAS IMMERSED IN WATER AND THEN THE EE

Source

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