HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Gateway Eagle Coal Company, LLC
Start: 07/29/2015

220152610013 · 07/29/2015 · Gateway Eagle Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Scoop tram operator, Load/Haul/Dump operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: BAGS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 55
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Gateway Eagle Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4606618

Narrative

Employee stated that he was attempting to hang a bulk bag of rockdust while standing beside the scoop bucket. He was stretched out attempting to hook chains through the bag when he felt a pain in his uppper back between his shoulder blades.

Source

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