HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Marfork Coal Company, LLC
Start: 05/03/2017

220171300022 · 05/03/2017 · Marfork Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 3
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
Operator: Marfork Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4609091

Narrative

Employee was attempting to remove a pin from the shear jack of the continuous miner. Pin became lodged, employee attempted to use slate bar to pry the pin away from the frame when the bar slipped causing a strain to lower back.

Source

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