HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Start: 09/09/2015

220152680013 · 09/09/2015 · Eastern Associated Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: ELBOW
Days lost: 30
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Mine: 4601456

Narrative

Employee stated that while removing a top roller and structure from the longwall belt he felt pain in his left elbow. Employee continued to work and did not begin to miss work until 9/18/2015 when he was diagnosed with a sprain/strain type injury to his elbow.

Source

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