HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Rmc Pacific Materials
Start: 10/12/2000

220003180180 · 10/12/2000 · Rmc Pacific Materials

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 1.88 years

Operator

Controller (parent): RMC Group PLC
Operator: Rmc Pacific Materials
Mine: 0404281

Narrative

EE IS NOT SURE OF EXACT DATE OF ACCIDENT. AROUNDMID OCTOBER HE WAS CHANGING AN ACCETYLENE TANK. HE WAS TAKING THE EMPTY TANK TO THE STORAGE AREAAND INSTALLING THE FULL TANK BACK ON THE TRAILER SINCE THERE WAS NO ONE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE TO HELP HIM, HE TRIED LIFTING THE 200 LB TANK BY USING THE TRAILER TONGUE TO SUPPORT ONE END WHILE LIFTING HE OTHER INTO PLACE.

Source

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