HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Black Hills Bentonite LLC
Start: 12/18/2001

220020220060 · 12/18/2001 · Black Hills Bentonite LLC

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: WRENCH
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 51
Mine experience: 9.19 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Thomas A Thorson
Operator: Black Hills Bentonite LLC
Mine: 4800877

Narrative

WHILE LAYING ON A CREEPER UNDER A MACHINE, EE REACHED ACROSS TO PICK UP A WRENCH. THE TWISTING MOTION CAUSED HIS BACK TO GO OUT AND IN JAN HE HAD BACK SURGERY TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE. HE HAS HAD PREVIOUS BACK TROUBLE AND SURGERY IN YEARS PAST THE SAFETY OFFICE RECEIVED THE INJURY REPORT ON JAN 18 2002.

Source

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