STRIKING OR BUMPING

Name: STRIKING OR BUMPING at McElroy Coal Company
Start: 10/24/2014

220143070094 · 10/24/2014 · McElroy Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: STRIKING OR BUMPING
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Getting on or off equipment
Injury source: ROOF (ROCK) BOLTS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 2
Mine experience: 11 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Robert E Murray
Operator: McElroy Coal Company
Mine: 4601437

Narrative

In an outby area of the mine a fully trained employee with 22 years experience was going to get into a scoop car. He traveled along scoop and as he raised his foot he struck his foot on sloughage against the rib. He felt pain in his back.

Source

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