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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220150770032 · 02/02/2015 · Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Move power cable
Injury source
CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
119
Mine experience
3.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC.
Mine
4407129

Narrative

Employee stated that as he moved a loop of continuous miner cable over out of the roadway, he grabbed the cable with his left hand and threw it over on the coal rib at which time he felt pain in his left shoulder and neck area. He continued to work up until a doctor took him off on 3/10/2015.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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