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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220022310090 · 08/06/2002 · Coastal Coal-West Virginia, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity
Move non-self-propelled equip
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
Mine experience
1.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
El Paso Energy Corp
Operator
Coastal Coal-West Virginia, LLC
Mine
4608218

Narrative

THIS EE PICKED UP A CONVEYOR BELT SCRAPER WITH ATTACHED FRAME WORK AND LOADED ONTO A BATTERY POWERED PERSONNEL CARRIER THAT HE WAS USING TO TRAVEL ALONG BELTS. AFTER LIFTING THE SCRAPER HE ALL EGED HE HAD PAIN TO LOWER BACK. THIS WAS THE LAST SHIFT TO BE WORKED AT THIS MINE, EE WAS TRANSFERRED TO NEW MINE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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