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HANDLING OF MATERIALS
220042990085 · 10/01/2004 · Spartan Mining Company, LLC
Details
Degree of injury DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type Over-exertion NEC
Occupation Utility man, Errand boy, Service truck operator
Activity Set or remove brattice
Injury source BLOCKING
Nature of injury SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost 175
Mine experience 0.12 years
Operator
Controller (parent) Massey Energy Company
Operator Spartan Mining Company, LLC
Mine 4608808
Narrative EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A STOPPING WITH HOLLOW TOP BLOCKS. HE WAS CARRYING THE BLOCKS APPROXIMATELY 21 FEET. AS HE WAS CARRYING BLOCKS TO PUT THEM IN PLACE, HE TURNED TO PUT THEM DOWN AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
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