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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
220142390012 · 08/08/2014 · Highland Mining Company LLC
Details
- Degree of injury
- DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- Classification
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- Accident type
- Over-exertion NEC
- Occupation
- Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- Activity
- Hand tools (not powered)
- Injury source
- AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
- Nature of injury
- SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- Body part
- BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- Days lost
- 4
- Mine experience
- 8 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- Patriot Coal Corporation
- Operator
- Highland Mining Company LLC
- Mine
- 1502709
Narrative
Employee states that he was repairing L brackets on an FCT with an 8lb sledge hammer and after completing the job his lower back hurt.
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown