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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220192740024 · 09/10/2019 · The Western Kentucky Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
CEMENT PROD,CONCRET BLOCK
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
21
Mine experience
3 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Western Kentucky Consolidated Resources, LLC
Operator
The Western Kentucky Coal Company
Mine
1519535

Narrative

The employee bent over to pick up a concrete block and felt pain in lower back. The employee did not start missing time until 9/26/19.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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