STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at T.J.S. Mining, Inc.
Start: 11/13/2001

220020380069 · 11/13/2001 · T.J.S. Mining, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity: Crawling, Kneeling
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 47
Mine experience: 0.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Thomas J Smith
Operator: T.J.S. Mining, Inc.
Mine: 3608278

Narrative

WHILE CRAWLING UNDERGROUND, HIS KNEE PAD ROLLED TO THE SIDE AND HIS LEFT KNEE CAME DOWN ON A PIECE OF ROCK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT AFTER SOME TIME HE STILL HAD DISCOMFORT IN THE LEFT KNEE. AFTER SEEKING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND HAVING TESTSDONE IT WAS DETERMINED HE HAD A MANICUS TEAR IN THE KNEE WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY. EMPLOYEE THEN WENT OFF WORK ON 1/31/02 TO HAVE SURGERY DONE.

Source

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