HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Industrial Minerals Company
Start: 12/09/2011

220113550032 · 12/09/2011 · Industrial Minerals Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: BAGS
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 6
Mine experience: 0.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): GEO International
Operator: Industrial Minerals Company
Mine: 0400562

Narrative

Miner was packing and stacking 100 lb. bags of barite. Instead of dropping the bag in place on to the pallet as he was trained to do, he threw the bag and strained his back

Source

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