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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220001850165 · 04/11/2000 · Southdown Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
96
Mine experience
5.8 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Southdown Inc
Operator
Southdown Inc
Mine
1500030

Narrative

EE S PLANT WAS IDLED THEREFORE EE WAS SENT WITH WATERTRUCK TO PIT TO WASH OUT RADIATOR OF FRONT END LOADER. EE RAISED RIGHT REAR COMPARTMENT HOOD AND TOOK WATER HOSE TO WASH OUT RADIATOR. AS E E WAS BENT OVER INTO COMPARTMENT THE HOOD LOWERED AND HIT HER IN THE HEAD AND BACK. EE SAID SHE WAS ALLRIGHT EE FIRST MISSED WORK DUE TO THIS ON 6-5-00 BUT A DEFINITE DIAGNOSIS TO CAUSE NOT M

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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