SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Name: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON at Big Ridge Inc
Start: 10/06/2009

220092860033 · 10/06/2009 · Big Ridge Inc

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: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Move power cable
Injury source: MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 185
Mine experience: 7 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Big Ridge Inc
Mine: 1103054

Narrative

Employee was pulling on the miner cable with wet gloves. While pulling on the cable his hands slipped off the cable causing him to lose his balance and fall backwards on his back and straining it. Employee is off awaiting an MRI.

Source

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