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HANDLING OF MATERIALS
220122630040 · 09/18/2012 · Westmoreland San Juan 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, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
- Activity
- Hang or reposition tubing
- Injury source
- METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Body part
- MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
- Days lost
- 0
- Mine experience
- 5.38 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- BHP Billiton
- Operator
- Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC
- Mine
- 2902170
Narrative
Employee was hanging tubes in 400 Sec in LOX. While pulling strap, the strap broke and the hook hit employee's tooth, causing it to fracture.
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown