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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220060550054 · 02/17/2006 · GCC Dacotah Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation
Crane operator, Mobile equipment operator (MEO), Dragline operator, Dropball operator, Rigger
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
32.52 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
GCC SAB de CV
Operator
GCC Dacotah Inc
Mine
3900022

Narrative

Due to temperature of 19 degrees below 0, this caused sand to stick more than normal & hang up. The crane operator got the lance pipe stuck in the sand due to the frozen sand in bin. He tried to manually pull the air lance out of the sand & strained a rib muscle

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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