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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220091690031 · 06/16/2009 · Hill County Road Department

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
6.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Hill County-Mt
Operator
Hill County Road Department
Mine
2402008

Narrative

Employee was helping change hammers and hurt his upper back, left shoulder blade when twisting to help lift hammers straining his back muscles.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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