HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Alcoa Inc
Start: 02/03/2001

220010440039 · 02/03/2001 · Alcoa Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 12.4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alcoa Inc
Operator: Alcoa Inc
Mine: 4100356

Narrative

THE EMPLOYEE AND COWORKER WERE IN THE PROCESS OF ATTACHING A SLING AROUND A PUMP DISCHARGE LINE WHILE ON A FLOATING BARGE. THE BARGE TILTED CAUSING THE WORKER TO STRAIGHTEN FROM LEANING AS A R EACTIVE REFLEX. PAIN WAS FELT IN THE LOWER BACK.

Source

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