HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Performance Coal Company
Start: 03/28/2002

220021120121 · 03/28/2002 · Performance Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 69
Mine experience: 1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Performance Coal Company
Mine: 4608436

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A 6"" BY 84"" BOTTOM ROLLER ON THE #2 NORTH 72"" BOLT. ONE END OF THE ROLLER WAS IN A BRACKET, AND EE HAD POSITIONED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER UNDER THE ROLLER TO LIFT THE OTHER EN D IN PLACE. HE THOUGHT IT WAS SECURED, BUT WHEN HE RELEASED THE ROLLER, IT FELL AGAINST HIS SHOULDER, CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

Source

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