EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Name: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE at Jewett Mine LLC
Start: 06/01/2004

220041690047 · 06/01/2004 · Jewett Mine LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Bulldozer
Injury source: COAL & PETROL PRODUCT,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 1
Mine experience: 0.13 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Westmoreland Coal Company
Operator: Jewett Mine LLC
Mine: 4103164

Narrative

A HYDRAULIC LINE RUPTURED & SPRAYED OIL ON EXHAUST & INTO CAB OF D-9 DOZER. THE OIL IGNITED FROM THE EXHAUST & BURNED THE OPERATOR ON THE RT. ARM, APPROX. 2""X 4"" & ON THE FOREHEAD, APPROX. 1"" X 1"", ALONG WITH SEVERAL MORE MINOR BURNS. EE WOULD NOT GO TO THE DR. THE CAB DOOR WAS OPEN AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.

Source

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