STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Bridger Coal Company
Start: 06/12/2002

220021750070 · 06/12/2002 · Bridger Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Truck driver
Activity: Getting on or off equipment
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 4.8 years

Operator

Controller (parent): MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company; IDACORP
Operator: Bridger Coal Company
Mine: 4800677

Narrative

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISMOUNT A 789 HAUL TRUCK UTILIZING THE LADDER AND STEPS. AS HE STEPPED FROM THE BUMPER TO THE RUBBER STEPS HE PLACED HIS RIGHT FOOT ON A NUT AND BOLT INSTEAD OF THE RUNG OF THE STEP. WHEN YIS WEIGHT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE RIGHT FOOT HE FELT A POP. XRAYS REVEALED A FRACTURED BONE IN HIS RIGHT FOOT.

Source

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