HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Start: 12/20/2000

220011620169 · 12/20/2000 · Lehigh Portland Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: OTHER INJURY,NEC
Body part: NECK
Days lost: 18
Mine experience: 8 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE & COWORKERS HAD BEEN INSTALLING 60LB STRANDS OF HEATEXCHANGER CHAIN IN ROTARY KILN. EE THOUGHT HE HAD STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS UPPER BACK OR SHOULDERS,BUT HE WAS DIAGNOSED MONTHS LATER WITH A PINCHED NERVE IN THE CERVICAL AREA OF HIS SPINE & HAD SURGERY

Source

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