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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220180640024 · 02/24/2018 · Pocahontas Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall onto or against objects
Occupation
Scoop tram operator, Load/Haul/Dump operator
Activity
Electrical maintenance
Injury source
ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
178
Mine experience
4 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Metinvest B V
Operator
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine
4608878

Narrative

Employee was unplugging a set of scoop batteries when employee lost balance and hit lower back on the corner of another set of batteries resulting in employee breaking transverse process. The employee is currently off work and actual return date is unknown at this time.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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