HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Westmoreland Absaloka Mining LLC
Start: 12/15/2016

220163620014 · 12/15/2016 · Westmoreland Absaloka Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: FACE, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost: 5
Mine experience: 9 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was performing daily maintenance on site boiler. The discharge auger was either plugged or not working. EE shut down blowers & opened boiler inspection door. EE hit the discharge trip lever to dump ash & that action caused hot ash to come up out of the door & hit EE in front torso & right side of face causing 1st degree burn to side of face & 2nd degree burn lip.

Source

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