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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220120670011 · 03/05/2012 · Westmoreland Haystack Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall from machine
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peter Kiewit Sons' Inc
Operator
Westmoreland Haystack Mining LLC
Mine
4801757

Narrative

Employee was operating the 992 Loader. Just as the sun was rising, the employee attempted to clean the window when he fell to the ground, injuring his back. Other operators saw came to assistance and stabilized the employee until outside medical services arrived, who transported the employee to the local hospital for evaluation

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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