HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Bridger Coal Company
Start: 11/14/2010

220103280011 · 11/14/2010 · Bridger Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: STORAGE TANKS AND BINS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 4.44 years

Operator

Controller (parent): MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company; IDACORP
Operator: Bridger Coal Company
Mine: 4800677

Narrative

The employee was helping install half of a hydraulic to the other half of the hydraulic tank by lifting one side of the tank so a fellow employee put bolts in the tank. While lifting the side of the tank the employee felt a pop in his lower back.

Source

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