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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220221010043 · 11/23/2021 · Prairie State Generating Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
ELBOW
Days lost
130
Mine experience
5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Prairie State Energy Campus Management Inc
Operator
Prairie State Generating Company LLC
Mine
1103193

Narrative

Employee was using a pry bar to remove a rock off the continuous miner when employee felt pain in right elbow. Employee continued to work until 04/05/2022 when employee's doctor took employee off work for surgical treatment of the elbow.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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