SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Name: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON at South Fork Coal Co., LLC
Start: 06/06/2016

220161620026 · 06/06/2016 · South Fork Coal Co., LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Getting on or off equipment
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 214
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): White Forest Resources, Inc
Operator: South Fork Coal Co., LLC
Mine: 4609448

Narrative

Victim was parking assigned dozer at the end of shift. EE stated to mine superintendent that EE was dismounting the dozer facing forward instead of backward and foot slipped off the push arm and went between the push arm and the track frame. EE suffered a fractured tibia just below the right knee. Surgery was done the next day to repair the damage.

Source

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