HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Westmoreland Beulah Mining LLC
Start: 04/23/2008

220081160011 · 04/23/2008 · Westmoreland Beulah Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.02 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE was removing a bolt from a reclamation chisel plow.EE put hand on the top of bolt to hold it down, then used a air wrench to remove bolt.When the air wrench spun the bolt a sharp edge cut the left palm of the employees hand.EE's hand required five stitches.EE was released to return to work and completed his shift.

Source

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