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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220013330001 · 10/22/2001 · GeoResources Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
WOOD ITEMS,NEC
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
7
Mine experience
36.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Frank Lodzinski
Operator
GeoResources Inc
Mine
3200652

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A SHEET OF PLYWOOD W/HIS RARM. AS HE WAS LIFTING THE PLYWOOD, HE FELT SOMETHING PULL BEGINNING AT THE R. SHOULDER AND ACROSS THE BACK DIAGONALLY AND DOWN THE L. LEG. HE INITIALLY SAW A CHIROPRACTOR SEVERAL TIMES. HE RETURNED TO WORK 10/29/01 TO 11/12/01. ON NOV12TH HE INJURED IT AGAIN BY BENDING OVER. THE DRBELIEVES HE MAY HAVE PULLED HIS SCIATIC NERVE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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