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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220013170169 · 10/29/2001 · Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall onto or against objects
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Getting on or off equipment
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost
50
Mine experience
14 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Hanson PLC
Operator
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc
Mine
0404894

Narrative

AFTER WORKING HIS REGULAR SHIFT, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE CLEANED UP AT HOME AND FOLLOWING A SHOWER,NOTICED PAIN IN HIS TORSO. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION THAT EVENING AND THE PHYSICIAN DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD SUFFERED A BROKEN RIB. AT PRESENT, IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THIS INJURY OCCURRED, HOWEVER HE BELIEVES HE MAY HAVE SLIPPED UPON ENTERING AND/OR EXITING THE FRONT END LOADER.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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