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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220001680011 · 06/01/2000 · Lafarge Corp

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Handling supplies or material
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
0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lafarge S A
Operator
Lafarge Corp
Mine
2302171

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING STEEL ANGLE FOR STAIR EREC-TION, WHEN HE CLAIMS THAT HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. STATES THAT PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUES WERE BEING USED AND HE WAS PLACED ON MODIFIED WORK DUTY.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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