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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220080420004 · 02/07/2008 · Thiele Kaolin Co.

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall from machine
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Getting on or off equipment
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
LOWER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
41
Mine experience
0.94 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Paul R Kirschling
Operator
Thiele Kaolin Co.
Mine
0900151

Narrative

EMP WAS DESCENDING LOADER, WHEN HE MISSED HANDRAIL, CAUSING HIM TO SWING AROUND HITTING HIS LEFT KNEE AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL AND INJURE HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HIS SUFFERED A DISLOCATED KNEECAP AND TORN RIGHT ACHILLES ANKLE/HEEL.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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