HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Stillwater Mining Company
Start: 01/31/2004

220040400100 · 01/31/2004 · Stillwater Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Hang or reposition tubing
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 7
Mine experience: 3.46 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE WAS SETTING ON THE BACK OF AN MTI 350 MUCKER HANGING PIPE. THE PIPE WAS SUPPORTED ON ONE END BY A CHAIN AND THE OTHER END WAS RESTING ON THE MUCKER HOOD. HE REACHED BEHIND HIM WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND GRASPED THE PIPE, LIFTING IT OVER HIS LEFT SHOULDER. AT THAT TIME HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Source

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