HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Start: 06/25/2001

220011830015 · 06/25/2001 · Eastern Associated Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 253
Mine experience: 26.07 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Mine: 4601456

Narrative

EE STATED THAT AS HE WAS LIFTING A BOTTOM ROLLERINTO A HANGER HE TWISTED HIMSELF TO ALIGN THE ROLLER WITH THE HANGER CAUSING PAIN IN HIS BACK. THIS ROLLER WAS 62"" OFF THE MINE FLOOR AND HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THIS ROLLER IN THE HANGER WHILE STANDING ON THE MINE FLOOR.

Source

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