HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Stillwater Mining Company
Start: 05/13/2003

220031410047 · 05/13/2003 · Stillwater Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
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: MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 23
Mine experience: 2.61 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Stillwater Mining Company
Operator: Stillwater Mining Company
Mine: 2401879

Narrative

EE WAS POSITIONING THE BALL JORTER USING A FORKLIFT. HE HAD TO GET HELP TO GUIDE IT INTO PLACE. BUT AFTER THE INITIAL POSITIONING OF THE MACHINE IT LACKED ABOUT AN INCH OF BEING IN PLACE. EE J UMPED OFF FORKLIFT & PUT HIS BACK AGAINST THE MACHINE & TRIED TO PUSH IT INTO PLACE. IT'S WAY TO HEAVY & HE INJURED HIS BACK.

Source

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