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MACHINERY

220050960020 · 04/01/2005 · Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Grinding
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
0
Mine experience
25.88 years

Operator

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

Narrative

The employee was grinding an overhead weld and a piece of the grinding went between his safety glasses and his face and entered his left eye. The eye was flushed on site. On April 04, 2005 a piece of metal was removed from his eye at the Colstrip Eye Care Clinic by Dr. Sparr. Neither time nor wages have been lost.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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