HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Arkins Park Stone
Start: 02/02/2000

220000470014 · 02/02/2000 · Arkins Park Stone

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.01 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Judy Sprague
Operator: Arkins Park Stone
Mine: 0502666

Narrative

EE WAS MOVING (WALKING) A LARGE STONE TO PLACE IT ON A NEARBY PALLET. WHILE HE WAS MOVING IT HE TWISTED HIS BACK AWKWARDLY AND FELT A TWEAK IN HIS BACK. AFTER PLACING THE STONE ONTO THE PALLET HE FELT A PULLING SENSATION IN HIS BACK. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE EE DESCRIBES THAT HE WAS HAVING ""MUSCLE SPASMS"" AT THE MIDDLE TO RIGHT SIDE OF HIS MID-BACK.

Source

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