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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220102850030 · 04/14/2010 · Dickenson-Russell Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
PLANTS,TREES,VEGETATION
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
109
Mine experience
4 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Dickenson-Russell Coal Company LLC
Mine
4400271

Narrative

Employee was removing small limb from between the back of dozer blade and hard nose when he felt pain in his lower back. Resulted in tear at L5 S1 disc level.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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