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STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

220120960016 · 03/18/2012 · Tata Chemicals (Soda Ash) Partners

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type
Rubbed or abraded
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Crawling, Kneeling
Injury source
FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
3
Mine experience
34.58 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Tata Chemicals Ltd
Operator
Tata Chemicals (Soda Ash) Partners
Mine
4801497

Narrative

Employee was crawling in cable tray pulling fiber optic cable and upon completion he felt some stiffness in his knees and felt he may have hyper extended his knee. On March 26, employee began to experience more discomfort in his knee. He went in and got an MRI and was diagnosed with a partially torn meniscus.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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