HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC
Start: 12/30/2005

220060040026 · 12/30/2005 · Westmoreland San Juan 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: Laborer, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: DISLOCATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 4.06 years

Operator

Controller (parent): BHP Billiton
Operator: Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC
Mine: 2902170

Narrative

Employee was checking the inlet filter with the vacuum pump still running, as he was closing the lid for the fileter, the suction slammed the lid shut from about 4"" of being closed, the lid caught employee's little finger, causing him to dislocate his finger.

Source

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