SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Name: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON at Pocahontas Coal Company, LLC
Start: 03/10/2016

220160890008 · 03/10/2016 · Pocahontas Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type: Fall from machine
Occupation: Prep plant foreman, Supervisor, Mill plant supervisor, Kiln supervisor
Activity: Inspect equipment or mine
Injury source: GROUND
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 918
Mine experience: 4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Metinvest B V
Operator: Pocahontas Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4608879

Narrative

Employee was climbing the steps on an endloader when the bottom step broke causing the employee to slide down the ladder landing on EE's feet jarring EE's back. Note: Employee came back to work and worked until 3-17-16 at which EE was placed off of work due to a medical evaluation.

Source

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