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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220091560002 · 06/01/2009 · Specialty Minerals Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
UPPER ARM/HUMERUS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
31.25 years

Operator

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

Narrative

The employee was placing condensers in Furnace #9. When the condensers would no go in, the employee went to remove it. His left hand was holding the front of the condenser and his right hand was holding the rear, as the condenser was at the end of the retort, he started to lose grip and he went to catch it with his right hand. That is when he left a pain in his right arm.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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