HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC
Start: 11/20/2020

220203290002 · 11/20/2020 · Westmoreland Rosebud 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: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 22 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC
Operator: Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC
Mine: 2401747

Narrative

Employee was out cleaning the windows on the left side of the cab of CAT D11T Dozer. As they grabbed the door to swing it open, their hand was on the safety latch on the top of the door resulting in smashing their right thumb. Employee was taken to Colstrip Medical Center where x-rays revealed a fracture on the tip of the right thumb. Employee was released with no restrictions.

Source

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