HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Hecla Limited
Start: 10/09/2001

220020700133 · 10/09/2001 · Hecla Limited

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Stoper miner
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: DRIL-PRCUSV,HRD ROC,JKHMR
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 44
Mine experience: 21 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Hecla Mining Company
Operator: Hecla Limited
Mine: 1000088

Narrative

EE WAS PUTTING A B.O. JACKLEG DRILL INTO A MINE TENDER & STRAINED HIS BACK AS HE LIFTED/TWISTED.HE THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY NOTHING AT THE TIME. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS GIVEN UNTIL 03/07/02 WHEN HE COMPLAINED THAT HIS BACK WAS BOTHERING HIM FROM THE INCIDENT ON 10/09/01. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR & RECEIVED RESTRICTED DUTY.

Source

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