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POWERED HAULAGE

220182750037 · 09/25/2018 · Westmoreland Kemmerer, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity
Idle
Injury source
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
NECK
Days lost
1
Mine experience
3.92 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was operating a Cat 793D haul truck and was being loaded by a L1400 Letourneau loader. The loader put the third bucket in the truck when a rock rolled to the right side of the truck box and caused the truck to rock which caused the employee pain in the neck area. Employee was seen at the local clinic and released to work. The employee missed their next scheduled shift.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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