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MACHINERY

220012220053 · 07/20/2001 · Wabash Mine Holding Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Hand tools (powered)
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
ARM,NEC
Days lost
33
Mine experience
25.3 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Rag Aktiengesellschaft
Operator
Wabash Mine Holding Company
Mine
1100877

Narrative

EE WORKING RIB BOLTING W/OTHER WHEN THEY WERE PUTTING RIB GUN DOWN. OTHER DROPPED HIS END BEFORE EE DID. EE WAS HOLDING GUN W/LEFT HAND. HE JERKED IT HAND AND ARM. THOUGHT ARM WOULD BE OK, THE N ON 7-21 NOTICED SWELLING AND BRUISING DX-LT ARM BICEP TEAR. TURNED IN LATE DUE TO WAITING ON MEDICAL RPTS AND INFO TO CONFIRM INJURY.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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