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DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)

220042220096 · 07/23/2004 · Webster County Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6
Classification
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Accident type
Rubbed or abraded
Occupation
Timberman
Activity
Crawling, Kneeling
Injury source
MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
Nature of injury
JOINT,TENDON,MUSCL INFLAM
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
27
Mine experience
19.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Webster County Coal LLC
Mine
1502132

Narrative

DURING NORMAL WORK ACTIVITIES AS A TIMBERMAN UNDERGROUND, EE IS ON HIS KNEES ALL THE TIME AND DOES A LOT OF TWISTING WHILE ON HIS KNEES. WHILE TIMBERING, EE NOTICED HIS LEFT KNEE SWELLING. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 7/23/04 AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PREPATELLAR BURSITIS WITH KNEE EFFUSION. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 7/26/04. THE DOCTOR'S NOTES WERE RECEIVED ON 8/2/04 (ATTACHED).

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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