HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Lehigh Northeast Cement Company
Start: 07/14/2000

220002130100 · 07/14/2000 · Lehigh Northeast Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 13
Mine experience: 13.75 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Dyckerhoff & Heidelberger Zement Ag
Operator: Lehigh Northeast Cement Company
Mine: 3000585

Narrative

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN THE DOOR ON THE FINISH MILL. WHEN USING THE SLEDGE HAMMER THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY FELT A SHAR PAIN IN HIS BACK.

Source

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