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MACHINERY

220092950002 · 10/07/2009 · ICG East Kentucky LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Bulldozer
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
185
Mine experience
2.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
International Coal Group Inc (ICG)
Operator
ICG East Kentucky LLC
Mine
1519070

Narrative

Employee was sitting in a 375 Komatsu dozer at the beginning of shift. The other equipment was parked in line behind him. A D11 dozer was parked directly behind the fill dozer and in the process of getting out of line and to the work area, his blade hit the ripper shank on the 375 dozer. At 7:49 pm the employee notified the foreman that his neck was hurting and he was taken to ER.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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