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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220090710016 · 02/22/2009 · Premier Elkhorn Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
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
85
Mine experience
11 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
TECO Energy Inc
Operator
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company, LLC
Mine
1516470

Narrative

Employee was shoveling material onto a conveyor belt in the raw coal tunnel when he experienced pain in his lower back. He did not report this accident until February 27th, 2009.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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