STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Performance Coal Company
Start: 03/11/2004

220040910034 · 03/11/2004 · Performance Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Move power cable
Injury source: HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 26
Mine experience: 8 years

Operator

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

Narrative

INJURED WAS HELPING TO HANG HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROLL OF LOOSE HOIST ROPE (3/4), CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE, TWISTING HIS BACK. HAVE BEEN WAITING ON MEDICAL RESULTS. HE IS SCHEDULED FOR THERAPY BEGINNING ON 3/26/04.

Source

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