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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220110980014 · 03/29/2011 · Lafarge North America

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
CONTAINERS,NEC
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
5.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lafarge S A
Operator
Lafarge North America
Mine
2300158

Narrative

Employee was lifting buckets of refractory above and over his head to another employee. Employee was using twisting motion and felt discomfort in his back. Employee had numbness thru the night and sought treatment at Occupational Health Services on 4/1. Employee returned to work on light duty.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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