← MSHA accidents

POWERED HAULAGE

220140760039 · 03/14/2014 · Lehigh Anthracite Coal, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Front-end loader
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
13 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robindale Energy Services Inc
Operator
Lehigh Anthracite Coal, LLC
Mine
3601760

Narrative

Employee received a strain to lower back area when the Komatsu WA450-5L wheel loader he was operating hit a pot hole causing sudden jarring. Employee was taken to hospital for observation, given a steroid injection, then returned to work with no restrictions.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown