HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Start: 01/09/2001

220010180021 · 01/09/2001 · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 6
Mine experience: 9.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Mine: 1202010

Narrative

EE WAS SPREADING GRAVEL AT THE APPROACHES OF THE SCALES. HE HAD DUMPED THE GRAVEL WITH THE END-LOADER. HE STATED THAT THE END-LOADER BUCKET WAS TO WIDE TO REACH INBETWEEN THE GUARD RAILS AND D RAG ALL THE EXCESS GRAVEL BACK. HE GOT OFF HIS END-LOADER & STARTED TO SHOVEL. HE STATED THAT HIS BACK POPPED WHILE SHOVELING AND NOW HE IS EXPERIENCING PAIN ON BOTH SIDES OF HIS LOWER BACK.

Source

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