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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220131980038 · 07/09/2013 · WFI

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
245
Mine experience
0.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Darrell Dorsey
Operator
WFI
Mine
1102636

Narrative

Employee along with two other employees were sampling a slurry pond. When the equipment that they were using started to sink and got stuck in the muddy coal. They had to unload the trailer full of equipment and pack it across the muddy slurry pond. Then they had to dig out the trailer and push it off the pond. He pulled a muscle in is back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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