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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220152260047 · 01/17/2013 · Jewett Mine LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost
134
Mine experience
0.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Westmoreland Coal Company
Operator
Jewett Mine LLC
Mine
4103164

Narrative

At first report, miner could not identify when or where the alleged injury occurred so because of this and other information, it was considered non-work related. Later he filed a workers comp claim and after hearing, the TWC held it to be work related with an occurrence date of 1/17/13.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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