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220170760019 · 03/01/2017 · Marfork Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
OTHER
Accident type
Unclassified, insufficient data
Occupation
Belt vulcanizer
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
MISCELLANEOUS,NEC
Nature of injury
UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
101
Mine experience
7 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
Operator
Marfork Coal Company, LLC
Mine
4608837

Narrative

Employee was performing normal job duties cleaning and maintaining belts. Due to continued pain and discomfort, employee sought medical attention. Initial exam indicated no injury. Employee was referred for MRI. Results were received on 03/16. Results indicate occupational illness in the form of early degenerative disc disease of the lower 5 lumbar levels.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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