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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220071690059 · 06/08/2007 · Specialty Minerals Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
MOTORS
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
1
Mine experience
2.23 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was pushing electrical motors onto a pallet and when he was adjusting one of the motors on the pallet he felt a slight pain in his back. He immediately stopped moving the motors. He then picked up some bolts off the floor and had severe pain in his lower back. (Reportable due to RWDs, which started on 6/11/07.)

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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