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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220012600006 · 09/04/2001 · Rademann Stone & Landscape Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
4
Mine experience
0.26 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Rick Rademann
Operator
Rademann Stone & Landscape Company Inc
Mine
4703182

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO SPLIT OPEN A PIECE OF STONE WITH A HAMMER AND WEDGE WHEN HE HIT THE STONE A PIECE BROKE OFF AND HIS NATURAL INSTINCTWAS TO TRY AND CATCH IT. HE SHOULD HAVE LET THE PIECE FALL TO THE GROUND OF LET THE LOADER SPLITTHE STONE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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