HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated
Start: 02/03/2003

220030440015 · 02/03/2003 · Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: — years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE TRIED TO FREE A STUCK TIPPER VALVE. HE FIRST TRIED TAPPING ON THE HANDLE WITH A ROD BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. HE THEN GRABBED THE HANDLE AND PULLED UPWARD. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. THE EE W AS SENT FOR MEDICAL EVALUATION & TREATMENT. THE DOCTOR DIAGNOSED A BACK STRAIN (THORACIC).

Source

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