HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Westmoreland Beulah Mining LLC
Start: 09/11/2005

220052580031 · 09/11/2005 · Westmoreland Beulah Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Pumper
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: JACKS-MECH,HYDRL,AIR,ETC
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 6.81 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Westmoreland Coal Company
Operator: Westmoreland Beulah Mining LLC
Mine: 3200043

Narrative

EE WAS SETTING A TRAILER-MOUNTED WATER PUMP IN A WATER HOLE IN THE ""C"" PIT. THE WATER PUMP OVER BALANCED TO THE HITCH & THE STABILIZING DROP JACK FELL OUT OF THE FRAME. USING HIS BODY WEIGHT, EE REBALANCED THE PUMP WHILE TRYING TO REINSERT THE JACK. EE'S LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE JACK & THE FRAME. BRUISE/LACERATION - 2 STITCHES.

Source

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