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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220091490006 · 05/27/2009 · G & S Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Getting on or off equipment
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
ELBOW
Days lost
82
Mine experience
0.92 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Timothy Schwinabart; Ted Schwinabart
Operator
G & S Coal Company Inc
Mine
1800372

Narrative

Employee was fueling the dozer at the end of his shift. When he was finished, he was attempting to step down from the dozer. He was holding onto the safety bars and going down backwards. When he put his feet on the ground and was still holding the bars, he heard a pop in his arm.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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