HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at U S Borax Inc
Start: 06/04/2002

220021890104 · 06/04/2002 · U S Borax Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: BOXES,CRATES,CARTONS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost: 11
Mine experience: 7 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rio Tinto Group
Operator: U S Borax Inc
Mine: 0400743

Narrative

EE WAS TRYING TO OPEN A STIFF DOOR ON A CONTAINER & WHILE PUSHING IT OPEN HE APPARENTLY HURT A MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER. EE CLAIMED HE HURT HIS SHOULDER AT WORK ON 6-4-02 BUT DID NOT INFORM SUPE RVISOR OF THIS UNTIL 6-26-02. HE SAW A DOCTOR ON 6-14-02 & DID NOT REPORT IT AS A WORK INJURY THEN.

Source

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