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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220121980040 · 06/15/2012 · West Virginia Mine Power, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity
Move power cable
Injury source
CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
17
Mine experience
0.27 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
John B Preece
Operator
West Virginia Mine Power, Inc.
Mine
4609172

Narrative

Employee states that he was moving miner cable out of the way, he knelt down to move cable and felt a sharp pain in lower back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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