HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Highland Mining Company LLC
Start: 01/05/2006

220062200039 · 01/05/2006 · Highland Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 32
Mine experience: 2.92 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Highland Mining Company LLC
Mine: 1502709

Narrative

Helping a co-worker load an I-beam into a ram car, had pain in his low back region. Within a few days experienced pain and discomfort to both his low back, hip and leg. He continued to work for the next 7 months. The pain continued; an MRI was taken in June. The results indicated degenerative disc disease in the low back. He started missing scheduled work days on 7-28-06.

Source

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