HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at CR Briggs
Start: 08/20/2001

220013270050 · 08/20/2001 · CR Briggs

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BLOCKING
Nature of injury: HERNIA;RUPTURE
Body part: HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost: 43
Mine experience: 5.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Canyon Resources Corp
Operator: CR Briggs
Mine: 0405276

Narrative

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE HAD LIFTED A CHOCK BLOCK FROM THE HOLDER ON THE FRONT OF A 85TON HAUL TRUCK TO PLACE IT UNDER THE WHEEL. HE CLAIMS HE FELT SOME PAIN IN AND AROUND HIS BELLY BUTTON & NOW HAS A HERNIA AS A RESULT OF THE CHOCK BLOCK.HE HAS NOT MISSED WORK UNTIL NOV.14. SURGERY TO REPAIR THE HERNIA AND WILL BE OFF FOR APPROX. 6 WKS. THE INJURY REPORTED TO SAFETY DEPT. 1MO.AFT

Source

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