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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220122230017 · 08/02/2012 · Spartan Mining Company, LLC

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
Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
225
Mine experience
0.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Spartan Mining Company, LLC
Mine
4601544

Narrative

Employee stated he had an ""Old Back Injury"" and while he was shoveling, he felt a pain in his back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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