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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220110180007 · 01/10/2011 · Dixie Fuel Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Handling explosives
Injury source
EXPLOSIVE-DIR REL TO INJR
Nature of injury
HERNIA;RUPTURE
Body part
HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost
15
Mine experience
4.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Joseph T Bennett
Operator
Dixie Fuel Company LLC
Mine
1518643

Narrative

EE was helping the powder crew load a hole. As he was putting a wet bag in the hole, he felt something give in his groin. The diagnosis is hernia and he will have to have surgery to repair.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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