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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220131230012 · 04/19/2013 · Pocahontas Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Pumper
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
20
Mine experience
0.73 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Metinvest B V
Operator
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine
4608266

Narrative

Employee was helping lap belt when the fork fell off the fork loader. The employee picked up the fork and put it back on and felt a sharp pain in his lower back. The employee was treated and released with a referral to a specialist for an MRI. It was later determined the employee had a bulging disc and remains off.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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