HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at American Gilsonite Company
Start: 12/05/2005

220053480008 · 12/05/2005 · American Gilsonite Company

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: RBR,GLS,PLSTC,FIBRGLS,FAB
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 33
Mine experience: 0.37 years

Operator

Controller (parent): American Gilsonite Company
Operator: American Gilsonite Company
Mine: 4200854

Narrative

Employee was shrinking plastic covers on palletized gilsonite goods.He was shaking the cover to open it, then he threw the cover up and over on the goods, while throwing the cover he twisted causing pain in his back.

Source

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