STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Old Ben Coal Company
Start: 02/18/2001

220010740032 · 02/18/2001 · Old Ben Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Walking, Running
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 58
Mine experience: 20.76 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated
Operator: Old Ben Coal Company
Mine: 1102408

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING ON UNIT 3. HE WALKED BACK TO THE REAR OF THE ROOF BOLTER TO MAKE UP A ROOF BOLT. ON HIS WAY TO THE REAR OF THE ROOF BOLTER HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ROCK CAUSING HIM T O TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 2-28-01 AND STARTED MISSING 3-1-01.

Source

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