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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220140490104 · 02/04/2014 · Buckingham Slate Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Stone finishing and sizing personnel, Stone/Rock cut/Polish/Saw operator, Splitter, Cutter, Trimmer
Activity
Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
ARM,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1.75 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Wallace Brad Jones; Mark W Claud
Operator
Buckingham Slate Company LLC
Mine
4400061

Narrative

Employee was shoveling debris under conveyor belt in Roofing mill. He picked up a load that was too heavy, and the shovel tipped to the right and the load fell out of the shovel. He felt immediate pain in his right arm. Employee reported the pain the next day. He could not twist his arm or his wrist.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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