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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
220142650024 · 09/17/2014 · Highland Mining Company LLC
Details
- Degree of injury
- DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- Classification
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- Accident type
- Fall from piled material
- Occupation
- Examiner, Fire boss, Pre-shift examiner, Mine examiner
- Activity
- Bar down, Includes scaling
- Injury source
- MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
- Nature of injury
- SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- Body part
- SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
- Days lost
- 76
- Mine experience
- 12 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- Patriot Coal Corporation
- Operator
- Highland Mining Company LLC
- Mine
- 1502709
Narrative
Employee stated that he was prying down loose rock. His feet became entangled in some draw rock. Causing him to fall forward injuring his shoulder.
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown