HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Westmoreland Absaloka Mining LLC
Start: 01/30/2016

220160410005 · 01/30/2016 · Westmoreland Absaloka Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 12
Mine experience: 2.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Westmoreland Coal Company
Operator: Westmoreland Absaloka Mining LLC
Mine: 2400910

Narrative

Employee was shoveling coal from underneath #1 conveyor belt and dumping it on the belt for removal. Employee was twisting with full shovel when EE felt a pain in back. Employee was seen at medical facility and held out of service with a strained back muscles

Source

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