# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220221790015` · 06/27/2022 · Westmoreland San Juan 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:** Section foreman, Bullgang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Shift boss
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** CRUSHING
- **Body part:** TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 10 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC
- **Operator:** Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC
- **Mine:** [2902170](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/2902170)
## Narrative

Employee was working on replacing a broken fitting on the shear slough plate.  When the fitting going to the cylinder was removed, the sloughing plate dropped to the stops on top of the shear and pinned the employee between the shear body and the sloughing plate.  Employee quickly got chains connected to sloughing plate to raise slough plate and remove the employee.

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