# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220083100025` · 10/29/2008 · Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Welder (shop)
- **Activity:** Welding or cutting
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** TOE(S)/PHALANGES
- **Days lost:** 54
- **Mine experience:** 2.31 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Westmoreland Coal Company
- **Operator:** Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC
- **Mine:** [2401747](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2401747)
## Narrative

The employee was cutting a steel plate that was 1""x48.75""x7.75"" in dimension when the steel plate fell approximately 4 feet onto the employee's foot. The employee was taken to the Colstrip Medical Center for treatment where it was discovered that the right big toe and the toe adjacent to the big toe were broken. The employee missed their next scheduled shift due to surgery.

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