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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220042730016 · 09/21/2004 · Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
WRENCH
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
18 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was replacing a bearing on a crusher. The spanner wrench slipped and the employee's finger was pinched between the wrench and the machined edge of the bearing housing. He was treated at the Medical Center where the laceration on his left index finger was closed. To date neither time nor wages have been lost.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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