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POWERED HAULAGE

220063200013 · 11/05/2006 · Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
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
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
17
Mine experience
0.5 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was operating a scraper and tried to hook up to a scraper in front of him, the push block caught on top of the front machine. When they seperated, his machine dropped to the ground, and he experienced pain in his back. He was diagnosed with a compression fracture of a thoracic vertebrae. He was unable to work his next scheduled shift.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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