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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220013600204 · 12/03/2001 · Lehigh Portland Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
—
Mine experience
5 years

Operator

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

Narrative

NEW FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO CLOSECAB DOOR. HE FORGOT HE HAD LATCHED THE DOOR OPENSO IT COULD NOT CLOSE. WHEN HE PULLED AGAINST THE IMMOVABLE OBJECT, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK O N LEFT SIDE. THIS WAS REPORTED 5 DAYS AFTER INCIDENT.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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