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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220130420030 · 01/25/2013 · Brody Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
627
Mine experience
1.19 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Brody Trust
Operator
Brody Mining LLC
Mine
4609086

Narrative

Employee stated that while installing I-beams along the #4B Belt he was struck on the head/back by a beam when the employee holding the beam lost his balance and dropped the beam. Employee began missing work, complained of back pain, saw a doctor on 01/31/13, and medical received on 2/7/13 stated ""mild depression of the T5 & T8 vertebral bodies, with no acute fractures seen"".

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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