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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220111860010 · 06/24/2011 · Hanson Material Service

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Handling supplies or material
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
18 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator
Hanson Material Service
Mine
1100024

Narrative

A Dozer Operator is suffering from low back pain after picking up a tooth for the Dragline bucket. The injured miner was helping change the teeth on the Marion 7400 Dragline when the incident occurred. He had handled several teeth then while picking up the fifth tooth he felt pain in his lower back. He did not request medical treatment until June 29, 2011.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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