HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Teck Washington Incorporated
Start: 04/14/2017

220171080022 · 04/14/2017 · Teck Washington Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Bar down, Includes scaling
Injury source: CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost: 4
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Teck Resources Limited
Operator: Teck Washington Incorporated
Mine: 4500366

Narrative

Employee was in the process of scaling down loose material. The loose material struck the Scaling Bar breaking it about 2' from the scaler tip. EE felt a pop in lower back & pain in the groin area. EE also reported leg numbness.

Source

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