FIRE

Name: FIRE at Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC
Start: 12/18/2006

220070030018 · 12/18/2006 · Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: FIRE
Accident type: Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: FLAME,FIRE,SMOKE,NEC
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 23 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was cleaning equipment when he noticed a fire had started on top of the machine behind the cab. He got an extinguisher and started to put out the fire. He inhaled some smoke and extinguishing material. He was taken to a physicain and diagnosed with acute respiratory congestion, and released the same day no restrictions.

Source

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