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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220142390010 · 08/23/2014 · Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source
DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
1
Mine experience
2.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
BHP Billiton
Operator
Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC
Mine
2902170

Narrative

Roof operator was drilling a hole for a 8' truss bolt with a 7' drill rod & a 3' extension drill rod. After drilling the hole the 7' drill rod hung up in the screen he was drilling through. Operator reached for the extension & the 7' drill rod came out of the roof smashing his left thumb between the 2 drill steel and resulted into a fracture thumb.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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