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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220070160076 · 01/05/2007 · Perry County Coal, LLC.

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall onto or against objects
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Welding or cutting
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
8
Mine experience
1.06 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
TECO Energy Inc
Operator
Perry County Coal, LLC.
Mine
1505485

Narrative

Employee was welding on a pipe when his foot slipped off a large pipe he was standing on. He was using 100% fall protection with full-body harness, which stopped his fall, but he bumped his left leg on the pipe & suffered a strained back muscle.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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