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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220140760022 · 03/10/2014 · AMFIRE Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Crane operator, Mobile equipment operator (MEO), Dragline operator, Dropball operator, Rigger
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
ELBOW
Days lost
0
Mine experience
3 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC
Mine
3608620

Narrative

Employee injured his right bicep on Monday morning at the start of the shift (5 AM) when he was lifting a 4-inch pump flexible discharge line and attempting to take a tight bend out of the line. He felt a pain in his right elbow. He had an MRI that diagnosed a right distal bicep rupture. EE had surgery to repair the rupture and has been working his regular job.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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