HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Specialty Granules LLC
Start: 04/15/2002

220021330101 · 04/15/2002 · Specialty Granules LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Move non-self-propelled equip
Injury source: JACKS-MECH,HYDRL,AIR,ETC
Nature of injury: HERNIA;RUPTURE
Body part: HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost: 54
Mine experience: 35.67 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Specialty Granules LLC
Operator: Specialty Granules LLC
Mine: 2300288

Narrative

TWO MECHANICS WERE MANEUVERING A SINGLE CYLINDER HYDRAULIC JACK (APPROX. 75 LB) INTO POSITION UNDER A FRONT END LOADER. THE EMPLOYEE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT ABDOMENT/GROIN AREA, A REO CCURRENCE OF A HERNIA WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SURGICALLY REPAIRED. THIS INCIDENT BECAME A LOST TIME INJURY ON 5/1/02.

Source

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