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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220011970063 · 06/18/2001 · Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall onto or against objects
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Getting on or off equipment
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost
4
Mine experience
0.57 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
American Electric Power Company Inc
Operator
Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC
Mine
1601031

Narrative

THE INJURED EE WAS DISMOUNTING A CAT D-7 DOZER. AS HE STEPPED FROM THE TRACK ONTO THE BLAD PUSH ARM, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE PUSH ARM STEP ALLOWING HIS RIGHT SHIN TO CONTACT (SCRAPE) AGAIN ST THE TRACK PAD. THE ORIGINAL INJURY WAS A CONTUSION/ABRASION APPROX. 3"" LONG. 2 1/2 WEEKS POST INJURY THE EE HAS A MAJOR INFECTION OF THE INJURED AREA REQUIRING I-V ANTIBIOTICS (OUTPATIENT)

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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