HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Westmoreland Kemmerer, LLC
Start: 03/07/2015

220150750027 · 03/07/2015 · Westmoreland Kemmerer, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: TOE(S)/PHALANGES
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2.21 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Westmoreland Coal Company
Operator: Westmoreland Kemmerer, LLC
Mine: 4800086

Narrative

While EE was putting cutting edges on a grader the cutting edge fell off the magnet at approx. 3 feet high and struck the EE on the left foot. The cutting edge landed on the back side of the EEs steel toe boot causing a fracture in his left big toe and required stitches to his left big toe.

Source

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