HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company
Start: 01/14/2004

220040280020 · 01/14/2004 · Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: DOORS,INCL UG VENTILATION
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 27.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Imerys S A
Operator: Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company
Mine: 4001052

Narrative

EE BENT DOWN, GOT A HOLD OF THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR WHILE USING PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUE, STRAIGHTENED AND PROCEEDED TO RAISE THE DOOR THE FULL LENGTH OF HIS REACH. AS HE DID SO PAIN ACCURED IN HIS LOWER BACK, AGGRAVATING AN INCIDENT HE HAD ON 9/10/03. HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED PREVIOUSLY ON PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUES AND HAD RETRAINING IN JAN. 2004. HE SAID HE HAD USED PROPER LIFTING.

Source

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