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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220023220132 · 08/15/2002 · Oil-Dri Georgia LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Haulage or Dump truck
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
ARM, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
10
Mine experience
1.21 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Oil Dri Corporation Of America
Operator
Oil-Dri Georgia LLC
Mine
0900114

Narrative

TRIED TO OPEN DOOR ON 50-TON TRUCK WHICH WAS LEANING. DOOR CAME BACK & HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW. ARM DID NOT START SWELLING UNTIL THE NEXT AFTERNOON WHEN HE WENT TO ER. THEY REFERRED HIM TO SOUTHERN ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALISTS IN BAINBRIDGE, GA. HE TRIED TO GO TO WORK 08/19/2002 BUT SUPERVISOR SENT HIM TO GET HIS ARM SEEN ABOUT. HE WAS TOLD NOT TO WORK FOR 10 DAYS.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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