HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
Start: 08/17/2015

220152400096 · 08/17/2015 · Aracoma Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury: UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 252
Mine experience: 8 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4608801

Narrative

Employee was using a slate bar to pry a rock off the miner when he felt pain in his lower back, he was taken to the ER and given a full release to return to work, he did return on his next scheduled shift but has not returned to work after 08-19-15

Source

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