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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220081980008 · 04/25/2008 · Bledsoe Coal Corporation

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
120
Mine experience
5.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
James River Coal Company
Operator
Bledsoe Coal Corporation
Mine
1519132

Narrative

Employee was working at #1 tailpiece making a spill board; employee said when picking up a piece of sheet metal he strained his upper back. This injury occurred on 4-25-08; employee continued to work. On 7-1-08 employee became a lost time due to this injury.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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