STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Solid Energy Mining Company
Start: 11/16/2010

220103260021 · 11/16/2010 · Solid Energy Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Walking, Running
Injury source: POST,CAPS,HEADERS,TIMBER
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 7
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Solid Energy Mining Company
Mine: 1507475

Narrative

Employee was walking from #7 to #6 through the crosscut, when he went through the curtain he stepped on a piece of timber that had been sawed off and twisted his right knee. He was taken to hospital and told to see a specialist who placed him off work the following day.

Source

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