HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Gateway Eagle Coal Company, LLC
Start: 09/02/2014

220142540034 · 09/02/2014 · Gateway Eagle Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Utility man, Errand boy, Service truck operator
Activity: Move non-self-propelled equip
Injury source: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 64
Mine experience: 0.94 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Gateway Eagle Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4608637

Narrative

Employee stated that he was loading belt structure into the scoop bucket. He lifted a 48"" top structure and turned to place it into the bucket. As he stepped into the insert to place the structure, he felt pain in his left knee. This resulted in a sprain.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown