Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE was positioning a gear for the continuous miner ripper when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back area and a burning sensation in his left leg.
Dags Branch Coal Company IncMining Incidents in 2013
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Dags Branch Coal Company Inc operations in 2013. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2013
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Year
- 2013
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
All incidents in 2013
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE had loaded a coal truck when he went to exit the end loader he lost his footage ended up swinging on hand rail - hitting his back & head on side of end loader.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Crew were setting timbers one guy threw a timber to be set and hit EE's right hand.