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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220102000008 · 07/08/2010 · Luminant Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall from machine
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Getting on or off equipment
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
THIGH/FEMUR
Days lost
53
Mine experience
23.88 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Energy Future Holdings Corporation
Operator
Luminant Mining Company LLC
Mine
4103660

Narrative

Employee was dismounting a front end loader. As he was descending the stairs his ankle turned and he fell down the stairs to the lower platform. During the fall he landed on top of his left leg. This action tore the tendon of his quadriceps muscle near the knee. Employee was placed on restrictive duty.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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