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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220112440041 · 08/18/2011 · Kingston Mining, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source
LOOSE DIRT AND MUD
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
215
Mine experience
0.19 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Kingston Mining, Inc.
Mine
4608932

Narrative

Employee stated: Was shoveling ""heavy"" mud - speculates he twisted wrong way and went down w/""excruciating"" pain in back - concentrated in middle to lower back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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