HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC
Start: 07/17/2013

220132110017 · 07/17/2013 · Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: DRUM,PULY,SHEAVE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.85 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was loading a 55 gallon drum onto a forklift pallet. Employee went to center the drum on the pallet by hand when the drum tipped and smashed the employee's left pinky finger between the drum and forklift. The employee received three stitches and was released with no restrictions.

Source

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