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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220112130035 · 07/25/2011 · American Colloid Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
WOOD ITEMS,NEC
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
4.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Amcol International Corp
Operator
American Colloid Company
Mine
3900049

Narrative

Operator was picking up a piece of plywood off the ground. He bent down to pick it up and when he started lifting felt a strain in his back. Operator was put on lifting restrictions for 1 week thus constituting MSHA reportability as a restricted injury.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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