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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220110320004 · 01/13/2011 · 3M Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
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
16.48 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company
Operator
3M Company
Mine
4702918

Narrative

Strained back while assembling hub nut on 4 Roll. Hub nut weighs about 150 lbs. A crane is used to get the hub nut close to the shaft, but then it requires a person to lift/position/turn nut onto shaft. The shaft and nut were positioned about 32 inches off of ground. In this process, employee felt a pain in low left back and down into his left leg.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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