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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220041660007 · 06/06/2004 · Martin County Coal Corp

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Move power cable
Injury source
CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
256
Mine experience
5.48 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Massey Energy Company
Operator
Martin County Coal Corp
Mine
1511005

Narrative

Employee was working on the pad of the Highwall miner. A car was placed on the pad and the employee and another pad man coupled up the cat heads on the car. The employee went back to pull the slack back into the tray resulting in pain in the lower back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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