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POWERED HAULAGE

220040900007 · 03/26/2004 · Sidney Coal Company, Inc

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
Front-end loader
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
307
Mine experience
3 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Massey Energy Company
Operator
Sidney Coal Company, Inc
Mine
1518380

Narrative

MEMBER WAS BUSTING COAL IN PIT #7. THE COAL IS HARD, MEMBER ROLLED THE LOADER BUCKET AND PRESSED HARD. WHEN THE COAL BROKE, THE LOADER BOUNCED. THIS JERKING INJURED THE MEMBER'S LOWER BACK.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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