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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220002210014 · 07/24/2000 · Eastern Associated Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
CHUTE & SLIDE-CONVYR HOPR
Nature of injury
HERNIA;RUPTURE
Body part
HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost
85
Mine experience
0.61 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Mine
4606448

Narrative

ON THE LOCATION WHERE SOME OLD DRYERS HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT FOR NEW DRYERS; NEW CHUTES WERE BEING INSTALLED. ONE OF THE CHUTES TURNED OVER AND THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO HOLD IT FROM HITTING THE FLOO R HARD ENOUGH TO DAMAGE THE CERAMIC LINING. HE DID NOT EXPERIENE PAIN AT THIS TIME, BUT HAD A KNOT ON HIS GROIN AND PAIN THE NEXT DAY.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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