STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Highland Mining Company LLC
Start: 09/09/2011

220113000021 · 09/09/2011 · Highland Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Utility man, Errand boy, Service truck operator
Activity: Walking, Running
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 16
Mine experience: 9.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Highland Mining Company LLC
Mine: 1502709

Narrative

Stated: He was getting out of a scoop to hook up a chain. He took a step towards the pinner he was hooking up. He stepped on a large lump of coal. He twisted his knee. The accident happened on 09/09/2011. The first day he missed was 10/24/2011, the day of surgery, to repair a torn meniscus.

Source

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