HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Highland Mining Company LLC
Start: 07/07/2004

220042150100 · 07/07/2004 · Highland Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 35
Mine experience: 1.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Highland Mining Company LLC
Mine: 1502709

Narrative

OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER IN FACE AREA. WHEN MOVING THE MACHINE FROM RIGHT SIDE OF CUT TO THE LEFT SIDE, THE MACHINE'S WATER HOSE WAS LAYING ON THE MINE FLOOR IN THE PATH OF THE MINER'S TRACK PAD. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE WATER HOSE BY PUSHING IT OVER WITH HIS FOOT. WHEN PUSHING THE CABLE A HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION TO HIS LEFT KNEE. HE STARTED MISSING WORKDAYS 7/28/04.

Source

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