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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220180430002 · 02/05/2018 · Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Getting on or off equipment
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
THIGH/FEMUR
Days lost
350
Mine experience
18.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Assn Inc
Operator
Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation LLC
Mine
0500299

Narrative

Clear & calm. Operator placed lunch bag on cab platform, climbed ladder to cab platform, received lunch bag from in front of cab door, opened door & moved lunch bag into cab. Operator hyper extended right knee as EE was placing the lunch bag in the cab. The hyper extension of EE's knees caused the ham string muscle tear - strain.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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