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POWERED HAULAGE

220170520038 · 02/06/2017 · Mingo Logan Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Scoop tram operator, Load/Haul/Dump operator
Activity
Fork lift
Injury source
FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
195
Mine experience
10.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Arch Resources Inc
Operator
Mingo Logan Coal LLC
Mine
4609029

Narrative

The employee was using a forklift to load pallets of cinder block into the scoop bucket. Unknown to the operator some blocks had come loose and had fallen in the roadway. As ee trammed the forklift ee ran over one of these cinder blocks and ee felt a pain in back from the jarring action. (Note: Received information that doctor had taken employee off work on 02/15/2017).

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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