HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Start: 12/16/2000

220010080080 · 12/16/2000 · Lehigh Portland Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 1
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Mine: 1800017

Narrative

EE AND CO-WORKERS WERE INSTALLING HEAT EXCHANGER CHAIN IN ROTARY CEMENT KILN. EE COMPLAINED OF DISCOMFORT DUE TO TIGHT, SORE BACK MUSCLES, ALLEDGEDLY FROM HANDLING THE HEAVY CHAIN STRANDS. HE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN AND RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK WITH NO RESTRICTIONS. ON HIS OWN VOLITION, HE TOOK ONE DAY OFF FROM WORK.

Source

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