HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at ECCA Calcium Products Inc.
Start: 08/04/2009

220092230040 · 08/04/2009 · ECCA Calcium Products Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 21.58 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Imerys S A
Operator: ECCA Calcium Products Inc.
Mine: 1800343

Narrative

Employee was lifting the lid for # 4 silo in order to measure how much was in the taank. The lid was hard to open initially. Employee was bent/twisting his body and yanked on the lid when it did not come up the first time. Employee felt a pull in the lower part of his back. Employee was bending at his waist & not using his legs & not using good body opsition to lift the lid.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown