HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Knife River Corp
Start: 04/05/2001

220011060050 · 04/05/2001 · Knife River Corp

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Backhoe operator, Trackhoe operator, Crane operator
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 3
Mine experience: 26.82 years

Operator

Controller (parent): MDU Resources Group Inc
Operator: Knife River Corp
Mine: 3200043

Narrative

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS ASSISTING IN THE EXCHANGE OF TEETH ON THE DRAGLINE BUCKET. HE TURNED TO PICK UP A SLEDGE HAMMER AND IN SO DOING WRENCHED HIS BACK. HE DID NOT PICK UP THE HAMMER AS HIS LOWER BACK HAD ALREADY BEEN INJURED.

Source

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