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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220100600003 · 02/16/2010 · Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
22
Mine experience
3.27 years

Operator

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

Narrative

The employee was removing pipe from a wire rope spool when his left hand pinkie finger was smashed between the pipe and a cable spool. It was determined he had broken the third bone of the left hand pinkie finger. The employee was unable to return to work for his next scheduled shift on 2/17/10. Surgery was scheduled for 2/18/10.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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