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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220042540020 · 08/12/2004 · Peabody Natural Resources Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
106
Mine experience
19.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Peabody Natural Resources Company
Mine
2901879

Narrative

ON 8/11/04 EE LIFTED AN 80 LB. SWIVEL HEAD ATTACHMENT SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT PAIN BUT WHEN HE GOT OUT OF HIS VEHICLE AT HOME, HE FELT PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK. HE REPORTED THE PAIN THE NEXT DAY. THE DOCTOR ALLOWED HIM TO CONTINUE WORKING BUT ON 8/25 WHILE STARTING TO CLIMB A HAUL TRUCK LADDER, HE FELT PAIN AGAIN. ON 9/2 AN MRI SHOWED DISC AND FACET DISEASE AND FACET ANTHROPATHY.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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