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HANDLING OF MATERIALS
220142160014 · 07/14/2014 · Highland Mining Company LLC
Details
- Degree of injury
- DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- Classification
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Over-exertion NEC
- Occupation
- Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- Activity
- Getting on or off equipment
- Injury source
- MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
- Nature of injury
- SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- Body part
- KNEE/PATELLA
- Days lost
- 64
- Mine experience
- 6 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- Patriot Coal Corporation
- Operator
- Highland Mining Company LLC
- Mine
- 1502709
Narrative
Employee stated that he was stepping down off of the FCT low framing onto the mine floor and he felt and heard a popping noise in his left knee.
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown