SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Name: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON at Bridger Coal Company
Start: 05/18/2007

220071630030 · 05/18/2007 · Bridger Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type: Fall from ladders
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Move power cable
Injury source: MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 16
Mine experience: 0.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company; IDACORP
Operator: Bridger Coal Company
Mine: 4801646

Narrative

The employee was taking down overhead lights from a belt drive area. He was on the 3rd rung of a step ladder and reached out to hang a cable. One of the legs of the ladder folded under and he fell to the mine floor.

Source

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