MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Twin Star Mining, Inc.
Start: 10/18/2006

220063030072 · 10/18/2006 · Twin Star Mining, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Bulldozer
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Twin Star Mining, Inc.
Mine: 4403658

Narrative

Employee was pushing in a shot. When he started to back up a rock came from the spoil and he backed up on it. When he started to tram off, the dozer slipped off causing a jolting action resulting in lower back pain. He continued to work until 10/21/06 at which time he bagan to miss work.

Source

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