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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220043380043 · 11/18/2004 · American Sandstone

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation
Stone finishing and sizing personnel, Stone/Rock cut/Polish/Saw operator, Splitter, Cutter, Trimmer
Activity
Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
4
Mine experience
0.98 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Blaser Aquisition Corporation
Operator
American Sandstone
Mine
0202746

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS PALLETIZING STONE. HE PICKED UP A PIECE OF STONE AT HIS RIGHT SIDE, LIFTING AND TWISTING AT THE SAME TIME TO POSITION THE STONE ONTO A PALLET DIRECTLY TO THE FRONT OF HIS POSITION WHEN HE SUSTAINED A SPRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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