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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220022380036 · 08/08/2002 · Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
DRUM,PULY,SHEAVE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
—
Mine experience
4 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Amvest Corporation
Operator
Terry Eagle Coal Company LLC
Mine
4602295

Narrative

INJURED WAS REMOVING IDLER PULLEY FROM ENGINE OF LOADER. HE REMOVED BELTS HOLDING PULLEY AND USED A BAR TO DISLODGE THE PULLEY. INJURED WAS PUSHING ON PRY BAR WITH BOTH HANDS AND WHEN PULLEY C AME LOOSE HE LUNGED FORWARD INJURING HIS BACK.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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