HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Coastal Coal Company, L.L.C.
Start: 04/10/2002

220021400128 · 04/10/2002 · Coastal Coal Company, L.L.C.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Move power cable
Injury source: CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 126
Mine experience: 1.11 years

Operator

Controller (parent): El Paso Energy Corp
Operator: Coastal Coal Company, L.L.C.
Mine: 1507232

Narrative

ELECTRICIAN WAS HELPING HANG MINER CABLE AND WATER LINE. HE SAID HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE FINISHED HIS REGULAR SHIFT AND SAID HE DIDN'T NEED ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION. NEXT DAY HE WENT TO HOSPITAL BUT CONTINUED WORKING. THE DOCTOR NOW RECOMMENDS HE HAS BACK SURGERY SO AS OF 5/13/02 HE IS OFF WORK.

Source

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