HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Premier Elkhorn Coal Company
Start: 04/30/2007

220071340064 · 04/30/2007 · Premier Elkhorn Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 38
Mine experience: 1.98 years

Operator

Controller (parent): TECO Energy Inc
Operator: Premier Elkhorn Coal Company
Mine: 1518370

Narrative

The EE was loading plates when he turned to throw a bundle onto the roof bolt machine and experienced a sharp pain in his lower back and numbness in his right leg. The EE worked through the following Monday (5/7/07) and began taking off work on Tuesday (5/8/07) as a result of this injury.

Source

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