← MSHA accidents

SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220132310053 · 08/12/2013 · American Energy Corporation

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall onto or against objects
Occupation
Utility man, Errand boy, Service truck operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
35
Mine experience
0.12 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert E Murray
Operator
American Energy Corporation
Mine
3301070

Narrative

Injured was hooking up flinger duster to scoop to take off hydraulics. He had position himself between scoop and flinger duster. He got himself between the scoop and fell on belt structure laying on the mine floor injuring his left knee. PPE was not a factor, mining equipment/system was not a factor, compliance of rules/regs was a factor, miner proficiency was a factor.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown