HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Excel Mining LLC
Start: 10/22/2007

220073060044 · 10/22/2007 · Excel Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: ROOF (ROCK) BOLTS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 44
Mine experience: 1.77 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator: Excel Mining LLC
Mine: 1518839

Narrative

Injured employee was installing the last row of permanent roof bolts in the 3 heading. As he was inserting the roof bolt into the hole he was applying pressure with his hands to push up on the roof bolt, while doing this he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

Source

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