HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC
Start: 12/30/2014

220143650015 · 12/30/2014 · Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.75 years

Operator

Controller (parent): BHP Billiton
Operator: Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC
Mine: 2902170

Narrative

Employee was struck near the left eye (under his safety glasses) with a high pressure plug from the main manifold block after removing the retaining staple from the plug. Employee received 6 stitches under his left eye.

Source

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