HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lehigh Southwest Cement Company
Start: 02/21/2000

220000700026 · 02/21/2000 · Lehigh Southwest Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Welder (shop)
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 22.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Lehigh Southwest Cement Company
Mine: 0400034

Narrative

EE WAS WORKING ON SPLICING C11 CONVEYOR BELT. WHEN HE BENT OVER HE EXPERIENCED BACK SPASM IN LOWER BACK. ON 2-24-2000 HE SAW A DR. & WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LUMBAR MUSCLE SPASM. HE WAS PUT ON SOME RESTRICTIONS UNTIL 3/2, AT WHICH TIME HE WAS RETURNED W/O RESTRICTIONS.

Source

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