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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220261820032 · 06/26/2026 · Melvin Stone Co. LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall from machine
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
62
Mine experience
3 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
James P Jurgensen II; Jacqueline J Alf; Jason R Jurgensen
Operator
Melvin Stone Co. LLC
Mine
3304711

Narrative

Conveyor went down due to being overloaded and they commenced to clearing the belt off to get back running when employee was repositioning feet they caused them to fall down on the rock surface below conveyor landing on their back onto the loose rocks. CT scans and x-rays determined they had compound fractures in their T1, T11 and T12 discs in the back along with a bruised lung.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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