HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Kanawha Eagle Mining, LLC
Start: 08/27/2018

220183510026 · 08/27/2018 · Kanawha Eagle Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Examiner, Fire boss, Pre-shift examiner, Mine examiner
Activity: Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 155
Mine experience: 1.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Blackhawk Mining LLC
Operator: Kanawha Eagle Mining, LLC
Mine: 4609258

Narrative

Employee stated was shoveling up some gob on three south belt when employee twisted & felt back pop. The employee sought medical treatment and was taken off work. Employee stated back was hurting before going underground, was denied workers comp on the injury. On December 10, ALJ overturned the decision. The incident is being reported as a Lost Time Incident.

Source

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