HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Buffalo Coal Company Inc
Start: 03/14/2002

220020980093 · 03/14/2002 · Buffalo Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 4
Mine experience: 21.11 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Gerald W Ramsburg; Charles R Howdershelt
Operator: Buffalo Coal Company Inc
Mine: 4602602

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC WHO WAS PUTTING UP THE BELLY PAN ON A D-11 DOZER. WHILE TWISTING AROUND, HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT HIS KNEE CONTINUED TO BO THER HIM SO HE FINALLY DECIDED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR ON 4-2-02. HE NOTIFIED HIS FOREMAN FOR THE FIRST TIME ON APRIL 3RD CONCERNING THIS ACCIDENT.

Source

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