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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
220121310020 · 05/03/2012 · Hecla Limited
Details
- Degree of injury
- DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- Classification
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- Accident type
- Over-exertion in lifting objects
- Occupation
- Drill helper
- Activity
- Hand tools (not powered)
- Injury source
- AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
- Nature of injury
- SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- Body part
- BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- Days lost
- 7
- Mine experience
- 3 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- Hecla Mining Company
- Operator
- Hecla Limited
- Mine
- 1000088
Narrative
In the process of digging a sump ditch, employee bent over to pick up a pick axe. When he was standing up, he twisted at the waist and felt a pain.
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown