HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Jim Walter Resources Inc
Start: 12/15/2014

220150120045 · 12/15/2014 · Jim Walter Resources Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: ROOF (ROCK) BOLTS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost: 79
Mine experience: 8.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Walter Energy Incorporated
Operator: Jim Walter Resources Inc
Mine: 0101401

Narrative

Employee was roof bolting and in the process of pushing glue into a drilled hole with one hand and with the other hand lifting a four foot roof bolt that had a plate and T-board when he felt his shoulder pop causing immediate pain in shoulder. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE DATE OF ACCIDENT AND DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 1/12/15 DUE TO SURGERY ON HIS SHOULDER.

Source

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