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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220000830040 · 02/16/2000 · Alcoa Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Backhoe operator, Trackhoe operator, Crane operator
Activity
Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source
LOOSE DIRT AND MUD
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
—
Mine experience
11.4 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alcoa Inc
Operator
Alcoa Inc
Mine
4100356

Narrative

EE WAS CLEANING DIRT FROM CHUTES WHERE DRAG ROPE RUN THROUGH THE MACHINE HOUSE. THE CHUTE IS 43 IN. HIGH BY 40 IN WIDE. EE HAD TO MOVE DIRT 5 FTDOWN THE CHUTE FROM A KNEELING OR SQUATTING POSI TION. WHILE MOVING FROM ONE CHUTE TO ANOTHER HE FELT BURNING IN LEFT THIGH. THIS WAS TREATED & HE WAS RELEASED. CONTINUED TO HAVE NUMBNESS. DR. PRESCRIBED RX & BACK BRACE MAKING THIS REPORTAB

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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