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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220092180010 · 08/03/2009 · Asarco LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Handling supplies or material
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
5.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Grupo Mexico S A B de C V
Operator
Asarco LLC
Mine
0200150

Narrative

Employee bent down to shift a drill bit to the side that was sitting on the deck of the #7 drill. After finishing his clean up activities he returned to work and started to feel discomfort in lower back. This resulted in a Lumbar Strain.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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