HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Brody Mining LLC
Start: 01/29/2013

220130420039 · 01/29/2013 · Brody Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 3
Mine experience: 5.56 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Brody Mining LLC
Mine: 4609086

Narrative

Employee stated that he was down on his knees with a come-a-long ratchet wrapped around a pipe when he used one hand to lift the pipe and the other to pull the ratchet from under the pipe. This resulted in a lumbar spine strain.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown