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POWERED HAULAGE

220063530039 · 09/01/2006 · Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Front-end loader
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
2
Mine experience
5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC
Mine
4406949

Narrative

As employee was tramming the coal loader into the pit the right front wheel hit a hole in the road causing the loader to jar suddenly. This caused the employee to have pain in the lower left back area. He continued to work until 12/7/06 at which time he was taken off work by a medical specialist.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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