HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lehigh Southwest Cement Company
Start: 06/15/2003

220031810017 · 06/15/2003 · Lehigh Southwest Cement Company

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: 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: 29
Mine experience: 11.73 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Lehigh Southwest Cement Company
Mine: 0400034

Narrative

WAS PLACING A VIBRATOR ON A GYP RAILCAR HOPPER & MISSED THE BRACKET. HELT ONTO THE VIBRATOR & FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. WENT TO THE DR. ON 6/20/03 & WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SRAIN/SPRAIN ON HIS BACK. HE WAS GIVEN RX FOR PAIN & MUSCLE RELAXER, BUT RETURNED TO WORK ON LIGHT DUTY. ON 6/24/03 HE RETURNED TO DR. WITH CONTINUOUS PAIN & WAS TOLD NOT TO WORK UNTIL NEXT VISIT.

Source

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