HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Superior Minerals Company
Start: 01/13/2012

220120370063 · 01/13/2012 · Superior Minerals Company

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source: BRICK,CERAMIC
Nature of injury: HERNIA;RUPTURE
Body part: HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost: 21
Mine experience: 23.67 years

Operator

Controller (parent): T C Mineral (aka Twin City Mineral)
Operator: Superior Minerals Company
Mine: 2103097

Narrative

Employee was lifting port liners and a day or two later he noticed that he had a hernia. This was reported to management on 1/30/2012. Employee had been away on vacation for two weeks. Employee went to doctor on 1/30 and was diagnosed with a left direct inguinal hernia which will require surgery.

Source

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