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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220071090010 · 04/16/2007 · Knife River Corporation-Northwest

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Crane operator, Mobile equipment operator (MEO), Dragline operator, Dropball operator, Rigger
Activity
Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
8
Mine experience
5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
MDU Resources Group Inc
Operator
Knife River Corporation-Northwest
Mine
3500521

Narrative

Employee was shoveling rock with a hand shovel. Employee went to lift a pile of rocks with shovel and felt a sharp pain in lower back and fell to ground.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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