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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220122760017 · 09/29/2012 · Knight Hawk Coal, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Getting on or off equipment
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
15
Mine experience
3 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Arch Coal Inc.; Franklin D. Robertson; James O. Bunn
Operator
Knight Hawk Coal, LLC
Mine
1103143

Narrative

Employee was trying to climb on a dozer when his foot became stuck in the mud. When he tried to pull his left foot from the mud he pulled something in his knee.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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