SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Name: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON at Elk Run Coal Company, LLC
Start: 10/21/2008

220083390034 · 10/21/2008 · Elk Run Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Cross over (conveyor)
Injury source: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 39
Mine experience: 0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Elk Run Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4608402

Narrative

EE crossed the belt to remove a flag pin. He stepped off belt onto belt rail. His foot slipped off the rail & his leg went between the belt rubber & rail twisting his right knee. He finished his shift with a swollen knee & worked lt duty till 11/13/08, when he notified safety dept he had a torn meniscus & would have surgery 11/24/08. Off a minimum of 2 wks after surgery.

Source

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