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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220000730125 · 02/26/2000 · Meridian

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
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
—
Mine experience
5.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Meridian Aggregates Company LP
Operator
Meridian
Mine
0301614

Narrative

STRAINED LOWER BACK MOVING A STEEL PIN WEIGHING ABOUT 75 POUNDS FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER. THE PIN HAD OIL ON IT AND EE WAS HOLDING IT WITH BOTH HANDS AWAY FROM HIS BODY CAUSING LOWER BACK STR AIN.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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