HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Westmoreland Absaloka Mining LLC
Start: 06/29/2018

220181900014 · 06/29/2018 · Westmoreland Absaloka Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Crane operator, Mobile equipment operator (MEO), Dragline operator, Dropball operator, Rigger
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 12 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE reported they were lifting the end of the trough roller shaft to move it sideway about 4 inches. The shaft was greasy and started sliding out of their hands and they tried to set it down but had the middle finger of right hand under it and smashed the finger hard enough to bruise it.

Source

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