STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Independence Coal Company Inc
Start: 04/24/2013

220131220024 · 04/24/2013 · Independence Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Walking, Running
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: ANKLE
Days lost: 8
Mine experience: 0.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Independence Coal Company Inc
Mine: 4607273

Narrative

Employee was assisting with the installation of a miner head when he stepped on a rock twisting his right ankle. He continued to work but went to the physician later that day and was excused from work. Diagnosed with a sprained ankle.

Source

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