March 25, 2001
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Leatherwood Processing Company · Fall from ladders
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROUTE A 4" WATER LINE TO A DIFFERENT POSITION. HE AND A FELLOW EE RAISED THE LINE ABOVE HEAD LEVEL. TENSION FROM A BOW IN THE LINE WHEN RELEASED CAUSED THE PERSON TO LOS B ALANCE AND HIS BACK STRUCK A SHARP METAL OBJECT RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO THE SPINAL COLUMN.