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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220022180009 · 07/29/2002 · New Horizons Coal Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Truck driver
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
2
Mine experience
0.84 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Goddess Coal Corp LLC
Operator
New Horizons Coal Inc
Mine
1518423

Narrative

EE ALLEGES HE WENT TO ASSIST WITH LOADING A LOADER BUCKET TOOTH & AS HE LIFTED & MOVED TO LOAD THE TOOTH INTO A TRUCK, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE DID NOT MENTION THE PAIN TO HIS SUPERV ISOR UNTIL HOURS LATER AT WHICH TIME HE STATED HE EXPERIENCED PAIN AT THE SITE OF A PRIOR INJURY IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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