HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Spartan Mining Company, LLC
Start: 06/18/2013

220131790026 · 06/18/2013 · Spartan Mining Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 259
Mine experience: 4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Spartan Mining Company, LLC
Mine: 4601544

Narrative

Employee was dragging a 6"" piece of water line when the other end of the water line dropped to the ground causing the end he was carrying to jerk out of his grip. The water line struck his SCSR in a downward motion causing increased stress load on his left knee causing it to buckle toward the middle.

Source

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