HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Martin County Coal
Start: 08/03/2009

220092290025 · 08/03/2009 · Martin County Coal

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 131
Mine experience: 2.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Martin County Coal
Mine: 1518627

Narrative

Employee had walked the main belt-line and came outside. He was at the drift mouth at A-1 belt. Employee bent over to pick up a piece of chain link wt. about 20 lb. He developed a sharp pain in his low back. Dr. at the E.R. examined him and said he had acute muscle strain, told follow up with family Dr., he saw family Dr. 8-5-09, and was taken off work. (Mine Closed 2-10-10)

Source

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