HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Highland Mining Company
Start: 01/26/2009

220090680065 · 01/26/2009 · Highland Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Move power cable
Injury source: CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 10
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Highland Mining Company
Mine: 4608693

Narrative

Employee was pulling highline to get slack out of the line. Upon pulling the highline, employee felt a sharp pain in his lower back. MRI results were not read until 2/16/09 causing his first missed shift of work to be 2/17/09.

Source

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