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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220093410013 · 11/30/2009 · Coeur Alaska Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Assayer, Geologist, Metallurgist, Engineer, Engineer management
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
BAGS
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Coeur Mining, Inc.
Operator
Coeur Alaska Inc
Mine
5001544

Narrative

Injured employee was observing a concrete pour. A forklift was moving a pallet of sandbags, and as the operator began to back up, one of the sandbags started to fall from the pallet. The injured employee and another employee attempted to reposition the sandbag on the pallet, and he felt immediate pain in the lumbar region of his back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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