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EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS

220070470059 · 02/13/2007 · Jewett Mine LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
13.58 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Westmoreland Coal Company
Operator
Jewett Mine LLC
Mine
4103164

Narrative

Employee was working on a Cat 5130B backhoe automatic fire suppression system. He removed the bottle & was attaching the squib to wires while holding the wires. The squib discharged in his hand, cutting & puncturing 2 fingers. He went to a local emergency room on 2/14/07 for treatment & an imbedded foreign object was removed from one of his fingers.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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