STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Dickenson-Russell Coal Co LLC
Start: 05/15/2008

220081490024 · 05/15/2008 · Dickenson-Russell Coal Co LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Laborer, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 69
Mine experience: 0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Dickenson-Russell Coal Co LLC
Mine: 4406864

Narrative

Employee was on his knees loading bags of rock dust into a scoop bucket. A piece of coal got between his knee and knee pad he was wearing. The rubbing action of the coal against the knee caused a soft tissue injury and possible chipped knee bone. He started missing time on 05/19/2008.

Source

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