HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Specialty Minerals Inc
Start: 01/21/2006

220060370047 · 01/21/2006 · Specialty Minerals Inc

Details

Degree of injury: ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID)
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: 0
Mine experience: 0.42 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Minerals Technologies Inc
Operator: Specialty Minerals Inc
Mine: 0600019

Narrative

While charging calcium furnace #10 the employee pulled the charging rod too far back allowing it to slip off the end of the chute. The employee grabbed it from the end and leaned back to lift it. When he did, he felt a pain in his back.

Source

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