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DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)

220231710050 · 06/13/2023 · Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6
Classification
DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Accident type
Contact with heat
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
HEAT (ATMOS + ENVIRON)
Nature of injury
HEATSTROK,SUNSTR,HT EXHAU
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Days lost
3
Mine experience
28 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
American Electric Power Company Inc
Operator
Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC
Mine
1601031

Narrative

At approximately 3:30pm employee assisted another employee in changing cutting edges on a dozer. After changing the cutting edges the employee returned to operating the dozer for the rest of the shift. The employee stated that on the drive home, EE began to feel bad. EE's wife took EE to the hospital where EE was treated for heat exhaustion and other personal medical issues.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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