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HANDLING OF MATERIALS
220083250038 · 11/04/2008 · Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Details
- Degree of injury
- DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- Classification
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Over-exertion in lifting objects
- Occupation
- Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
- Activity
- Hand load, Hand shoveling
- Injury source
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- Body part
- BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- Days lost
- 47
- Mine experience
- 2.67 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- Patriot Coal Corporation
- Operator
- Eastern Associated Coal LLC
- Mine
- 4601271
Narrative
The employee stated he was shoveling on the belt when he turned and felt pain in his back. He has been diagnosed with degenerative disc disease.
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown