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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220050040010 · 12/16/2004 · Cotter Corp

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall from machine
Occupation
Section foreman, Bullgang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Shift boss
Activity
Getting on or off equipment
Injury source
MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
12
Mine experience
1.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
General Atomics Uranium Resources
Operator
Cotter Corp
Mine
0503066

Narrative

The employee was hanging vent line while standing in the slightly elevated bucket of a loader. He jumped from the bucket (1 1/2 - 2 feet) and felt a pain in his back when he landed. He then drilled with a jackleg drill for about 2 hours and the following morning he experienced severe back pain.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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