STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at AMFIRE Mining Company LLC
Start: 02/08/2006

220060590017 · 02/08/2006 · AMFIRE Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Move power cable
Injury source: CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 116
Mine experience: 2.98 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: AMFIRE Mining Company LLC
Mine: 3609005

Narrative

Employee was attempting to get slack in the miner cable by stepping down on the cable. As he pushed his leg downward he felt a pop in his knees (meniscus tear - both knees).

Source

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