HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Fox Knob Coal Co, Inc.
Start: 10/08/2010

220102880007 · 10/08/2010 · Fox Knob Coal Co, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 40
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): U S Coal Corporation
Operator: Fox Knob Coal Co, Inc.
Mine: 1519512

Narrative

The employee was using a 20 pound sledge hammer to hit the pins on a beam for a highwall miner. He raised the hammer over his head and came down with the hammer, when he felt something pull in his back. He worked the rest of the shift and went home and had to go the ER becuase he said he was in pain.

Source

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