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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220172270016 · 07/21/2017 · Mingo Logan Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
BLOCKING
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
LEG, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
87
Mine experience
0.69 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was on knees and reached to get a crib block, as ee twisted upper body to place the crib block on the tailpiece, ee felt a pain go down through right leg. The employee continued to work and was later seen by a chiropractor. The pain in leg persisted and ee was seen by a neurosurgeon on 8-11-17; it was during this visit the neurosurgeon put ee off work.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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