MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at mine
Start: 11/10/2002

220023180046 · 11/10/2002 · —

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Bulldozer
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: JOINT,TENDON,MUSCL INFLAM
Body part: UPPER EXTREMITIES, NEC
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 22.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent): —
Operator: —
Mine: 4102632

Narrative

EE WAS OPERATING A DOZER & HIS RIGHT ARM STARTED HURTING. THE PAIN STARTED TO TRAVEL DOWN TOWARD HIS HAND. HE THOUGHT HE WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK & REQUESTED TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL . THE ER DOCTOR EXAMINED HIM & DIAGNOSED HIS CONDITION AS ""TENDINITIS & BURSITIS"". IT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO HIS REPEATED USE OF THE LEVERS ON THE DOZER OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

Source

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