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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220051520022 · 05/24/2005 · Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
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
CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
5.54 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was preparing a boring bar for machining and was using a pry-bar to align the center bearing for the boring bar. The bearing did not align, and the bar struck the employee's finger. Ice was applied on site, and the employee was transported to the Colstrip Medical Center where he was treated and released for next shift with lifting restrictions. No time or wages lost.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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