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HANDLING OF MATERIALS
220051720020 · 06/10/2005 · Elk Run Coal Co.
Details
- Degree of injury
- DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- Classification
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Over-exertion in lifting objects
- Occupation
- Blaster, Shooter, Shotfirer, Explosive worker, Powder gang/monkey
- Activity
- Handling explosives
- Injury source
- GROUND
- Nature of injury
- SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- Body part
- BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- Days lost
- 5
- Mine experience
- 1.5 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- Massey Energy Company
- Operator
- Elk Run Coal Co.
- Mine
- 4607938
Narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BAGS WHILE LOADING A BLAST. HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown