HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Performance Coal Company
Start: 09/17/2003

220033070007 · 09/17/2003 · Performance Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Scoop car/Scooptram operator, Load/Haul/Dump (LHD) operator, Teletram operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: JACKS-MECH,HYDRL,AIR,ETC
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 60
Mine experience: 0.17 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Performance Coal Company
Mine: 4608436

Narrative

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A HEISMAN JACK BACK ONTO HIS SCOOP WHEN HIS LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL OCT 28 2003. THE PAIN WASNT GETTING BETTER. HE IS AWAITING RESULTS FROM X RAYS, BEFORE HAVING AN MRI. THE JACK IS ABOUT 4 IN LENGTH AND WEIGHS APPROX. 70 LBS.

Source

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