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POWERED HAULAGE

220042150026 · 07/28/2004 · Jewett Mine LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
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
10
Mine experience
0.06 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Westmoreland Coal Company
Operator
Jewett Mine LLC
Mine
4103164

Narrative

EMPLOYEE CALLED IN SICK ON 7/20, CAME TO WORK ON 7/21 TOLD SUPERVISOR HE WAS URINATING BLOOD & WAS GOING HOME. CAME TO PICK UP CHECK ON 7/22/04 & TOLD HIS SUPERVISOR HE HAD A BAD VERTEBREA & HAD TO BE OFF UNTIL 7/26/04. EE SAID THE BOUNCING ON THE SCRAPER DID NOT CAUSE IT BUT HE WAS NOT TO RUN THE EQUIPMENT UNTIL HE WAS WELL. ON 7/28 EE REPORTED HE HURT HIS BACK ON SCRAPER.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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