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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220020350027 · 01/24/2002 · Powellton Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Handling explosives
Injury source
BAGS
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
Mine experience
0.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Amvest Corporation
Operator
Powellton Coal Company LLC
Mine
4608889

Narrative

INJURED AND 3 OTHERS WERE LOADING BAGS OF ANFO EXPLOSIVE. EACH MAN CARRIED TWO 25LB. BAGS FROM INSIDE OF BOX TRAILER AND DROPPED INTO BED OF A P.U. TRUCK. INJURED THE STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE BUMPER OF THE TRUCK AND THEN DOWN TO THE GROUND.INJURED FELT PAIN TO LOWER BACK AND HAD NUMBNESSIN RT. LEG. X-RAYS AND MRI INDICATED A BULGING DISC.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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