FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Name: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL at Peabody Twentymile Mining LLC
Start: 07/17/2000

220002140041 · 07/17/2000 · Peabody Twentymile Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type: Fall to the walkway or working surface
Occupation: Laborer, Bull gang, Faceman, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Rock dust machine
Injury source: MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 35
Mine experience: 4.34 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rag Aktiengesellschaft
Operator: Peabody Twentymile Mining LLC
Mine: 0503836

Narrative

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS DUSTING THE BELT LINE; AS HE WAS BACKING UP WITH THE HOSE, RIB SLOUGHED OFF UNDER THE MATT CATCHING HIS HEELS AND KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. HE EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PA IN BUT DIDN'T REQUEST MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 7/25/00. HE HAS BEEN PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS.

Source

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