HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Southern Ohio Coal Company
Start: 09/12/2000

220003000064 · 09/12/2000 · Southern Ohio Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Move power cable
Injury source: CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 19
Mine experience: 25.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent): American Electric Power Company Inc
Operator: Southern Ohio Coal Company
Mine: 3301172

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON THE TRAILING CABLE FOR AROOF BOLTING MACHINE ATTEMPTING TO KEEP THE CABLE FROM BECOMING TANGLED WITH ANOTHER CABLE. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON THE CABLE FROM THE O THER END AND WHEN SLACK CAME INTO THE CABLE HE TWISTED HIS BACK. THIS INJURY HAS NOW BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A BULGING DISC IN THE L3, L4 AREA OF HIS BACK.

Source

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