STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Dicaperl Minerals LLC
Start: 09/22/2025

220252670013 · 09/22/2025 · Dicaperl Minerals LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Getting on or off equipment
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: ANKLE
Days lost: 100
Mine experience: 31.92 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Dicalite Management Holdings, LLC
Operator: Dicaperl Minerals LLC
Mine: 2901433

Narrative

Employee stepped onto driver's side tire to grab the vehicle chocks from the bed of the truck. While stepping off of the tire, the employee placed EE's foot onto a loose rock. When the rock spun out beneath the employee, the employee felt their right knee ""pop"".

Source

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