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POWERED HAULAGE

220040200094 · 01/13/2004 · Seneca Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Scraper, Pan scraper
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
11
Mine experience
0.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Seneca Coal Company
Mine
0500304

Narrative

EMPLOYEE RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK WITH THE SCRAPER. THE JAMMING ACTION CAUSED HIM TO PULL THE MUSCLES IN HIS BACK. DIDN'T BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 1/19/04. FIRST DAY AFTER EMPLOYEE COULD SEE A DOC TOR.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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