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POWERED HAULAGE

220051670013 · 06/03/2005 · Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Scraper, Pan scraper
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was hauling topsoil with a 657-E Caterpillar scraper. He hit a bump and experienced pain in his low back when the cushion hitch malfunctioned. On 06/05/05 he received an injection for pain, and on 06/14/2005 he began physical therapy.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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