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MACHINERY

220071920021 · 06/12/2007 · ICG East Kentucky LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Bulldozer
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
249
Mine experience
1.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
International Coal Group Inc (ICG)
Operator
ICG East Kentucky LLC
Mine
1519070

Narrative

Employee was building a road above the Taylor Seam in recently shot material. As he was backing up he ran into a rock that had rolled in his tracks. This caused the dozer to come to a quick stop, that jerked and jarred his back. He finished the shift and on his way home he came back to tell foreman of incident. He worked the next shift then has been off since 7/14/2007.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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