HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Power Mountain Coal Company
Start: 09/25/2004

220042860059 · 09/25/2004 · Power Mountain Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Power Mountain Coal Company
Mine: 4606880

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS DOWN ON HIS KNEES LIFTING A RETURN BELT ROLLER INTO PLACE. HE WAS TRYING TO DO THIS FROM THE CATWALK INSTEAD OF CLIMBING DOWN ON THE STRUCTURE WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 FEET OFF THE GROUND. HE BEGAN TO GET A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

Source

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