HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated
Start: 04/02/2002

220021080005 · 04/02/2002 · Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Conveyor belt
Injury source: BAGS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Lafarge S A
Operator: Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated
Mine: 0100629

Narrative

EE WAS TRYING TO CLEAR A BAG BLOCKAGE ON A BAG CONVEYOR BELT WHEN SHE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HER LOWER BACK. SHE SAID THAT SHE HAD BENT FORWARD TO STRAIGHTEN THE BAG ON THE BELT. SHE DID NOT HAVE TO LIFT THE BAG ONLY SHIFT IT ON THE BELT. THE BAG WEIGHED 70 LBS.

Source

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