HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lehigh Southwest Cement Co.
Start: 09/13/2011

220112640023 · 09/13/2011 · Lehigh Southwest Cement Co.

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Move non-self-propelled equip
Injury source: NONPOWRD VECH-DOLI,WHLBRW
Nature of injury: HERNIA;RUPTURE
Body part: HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 16.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Lehigh Southwest Cement Co.
Mine: 0400158

Narrative

In the process of unhooking a trailer mounted generator from behind a pick-up truck, the employee was attempting to loosen the coupler from the truck. While attempting to remove the coupler, the employee attempted to lift the tongue and felt a burning pain in his stomach. A bulge later appeared on the top of his stomach.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown