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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220141040057 · 03/28/2014 · Essroc Cement Corp

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Dryer operator, Kiln operator, Dry plant operator, Fluid operator, Bed dryer operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
BRICK,CERAMIC
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1.83 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Italcementi Spa
Operator
Essroc Cement Corp
Mine
1200066

Narrative

Employee was passing brick in the kiln. As he reached down to get one of the last bricks on the pallet he pulled his stomach muscle. This employee has a medical condition (rectus diastasis- a separation of the abdominal muscles) which likely contributed to the outcome of this incident. (The condition was unknown to Essroc Management prior to the injured being seen at OMP

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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