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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220000130015 · 01/09/2000 · Powell Mountain Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
HERNIA;RUPTURE
Body part
HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost
23
Mine experience
3 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Florida Progress Corporation
Operator
Powell Mountain Coal Company Inc
Mine
4405605

Narrative

WHILE SHOVELING COAL OFF BELT ABOVE HEAD LEVEL, EE FELT ""PULL"" AND PAIN IN LOW ABDOMEN. DIAGNOSED AS HERNIA. (NOTE: EE HGAD DR. APPT. AT 1400 ON 1-10, BUT WAITED MORE THAN 4 HOURS AND DR. NEVE R ARRIVED. HE SAW ANOTHER DR. DURING AFTERNOON OF 1-11 AND WAS RETURNED TO REGULAR DUTY.)

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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