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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220140520015 · 02/06/2014 · Elk Run Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation
Supply man, Supply worker, Nipper
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
BRATTICE CURT,PLAS & CANV
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
ELBOW
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Elk Run Coal Company, LLC
Mine
4609293

Narrative

Employee felt a pop in his right elbow as he was throwing a piece of curtain on the flat car. There was a piece of shuttle car cable tangled in the curtain. Employee was treated at MedExpress and x-rays indicated joint effusion with a possible fracture.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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