Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee was trying to hold one end of a auger head when the weight shifted to his side and he felt something pull in his back.
Highwall Miner #64Coal
Fox Knob Coal Co. Inc. · Surface
Controlled by U S Coal Corporation
Coldiron, Harlan County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519392
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2010–2011
- Latest incident
- Apr 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2011 · 1 incident
2010 · 1 incident
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
The employee was pulling a pin out of a highwall miner beam, when the pin got stuck and he attempted to pull harder and he didn't use his legs to pull the pin, he instead used his back and it resulted in a strained back.