HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Specialty Minerals Inc
Start: 04/05/2000

220001030046 · 04/05/2000 · Specialty Minerals Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: BAGS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 3
Mine experience: 29 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Minerals Technologies Inc
Operator: Specialty Minerals Inc
Mine: 0400219

Narrative

BENT OVER TO PICK UP 50 LB BAGS OF MATERIAL WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE EXPLAINED THAT HE DID ROLL THE BAG TO HIM, BENT HIS KNESS TO PICK UP UP BAG AND KEPT BAG CLOSE TO HI S BODY AS HE WAS STRAIGHTENING HIS KNEES HE FELTA SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Source

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