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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220160980028 · 08/10/2015 · Prairie State Generating Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Move power cable
Injury source
CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
171
Mine experience
0.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Prairie State Energy Campus Management Inc
Operator
Prairie State Generating Company LLC
Mine
1103193

Narrative

We are submitting this as an occupational illness because of the result of cumulative degenerative disc disease. On 8-10-15 the employee felt pain in their back while throwing miner cable against the coal rib. The employee continued to work until 3-25-16.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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