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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220113210006 · 11/14/2011 · Taft Coal Sales & Associates Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall to the walkway or working surface
Occupation
Blaster, Shooter, Shotfirer, Explosive worker, Powder gang/monkey
Activity
Horseplay
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
LOWER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
9
Mine experience
1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Walter Energy Incorporated
Operator
Taft Coal Sales & Associates Incorporated
Mine
0100347

Narrative

Employee exiting skid steer & lost balance, falling into equipment, resulting in two broken bones in right ankle/leg. Per Mis Mail 12/2/11 #1, two EE's were horseplaying and they described it as throwing rocks at each other resulting in injured EE falling down on his own and breaking his right leg. Both EE's were terminated from employment.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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