STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Knox Creek Coal Corporation
Start: 01/23/2007

220070300006 · 01/23/2007 · Knox Creek Coal Corporation

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Move power cable
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: ANKLE
Days lost: 14
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Knox Creek Coal Corporation
Mine: 4406804

Narrative

Employee was hanging cable in the No. 5 Entry and stepped on a lump of coal, causing his ankle to twist. He was unable to walk as ankle began to swell.

Source

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