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MACHINERY

220063030074 · 10/07/2006 · Lafarge North America Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Hand tools (powered)
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
10
Mine experience
32 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lafarge S A
Operator
Lafarge North America Inc
Mine
4500805

Narrative

On 10/11/06 employee reported to supervisor that his back was sore due to work he was doing on 10/7/06. Employee reported using chipping gun overhead to remove buildup of material in elephant trunk of #4 RR belt head pulley. On 10/12/06 at the end of the shift he went to doctor and returned to work on the 13th reporting that he had gone to the doctor.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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