← MSHA accidents

HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220030900012 · 03/22/2003 · Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
2
Mine experience
1.3 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Eagle Materials Inc & Heidelberger Zement Ag
Operator
Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP
Mine
4102781

Narrative

INJURED EE WAS SHOVELING WITH A LONG HANDLE SHOVEL, CRUSHEDED ROCK & DUST SPILLAGE AWAY FROM SUPPORT STRUCTURE SO A BOBCAT LOADER COULD GET TO \IT. HE SHOVELED FOR ABOUT 20 MIN. & WHEN HE STOO D UPRIGHT HE FELT HIS LOWER BACK PULL ON THE RT.SIDE. HE SAW A DR. ON 3/24/03 & WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY & GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown