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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220082330016 · 08/01/2008 · Peabody Twentymile Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
MISCELLANEOUS,NEC
Nature of injury
HERNIA;RUPTURE
Body part
HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost
7
Mine experience
17 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Peabody Twentymile Mining LLC
Mine
0503836

Narrative

Employee states he was doing heavy lifting over a period of a week following the LW headgate cave in. There was no specific injury or incident, but sometime later he started experiencing pain in his groin. He has been diagnosed witha hernia and was scheduled for surgery on August 19, 2008.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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