HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Elk Run Coal Company, LLC
Start: 01/25/2012

220120300013 · 01/25/2012 · Elk Run Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 55
Mine experience: 0.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Elk Run Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4607009

Narrative

Electrician was bending over the side of a Eimco scoop and changing the oil filter when he felt a strain in his lower back. He sought medical attention on the following day. Doctors gave him time off for a strained back.

Source

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