SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Name: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON at Aspen Highwall Mining LP
Start: 02/23/2009

220090570005 · 02/23/2009 · Aspen Highwall Mining LP

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type: Fall to the walkway or working surface
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: GROUND
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 367
Mine experience: 0.29 years

Operator

Controller (parent): R Bruce Ferguson; James S Ferguson
Operator: Aspen Highwall Mining LP
Mine: 1519181

Narrative

While attempting to set latch pins on the Highwall Miner, EE pulled a muscle in his back while swinging a sledge hammer. He then fell backwards, causing a compression fracture to a vertebra in the middle part of his back.

Source

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