HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lafarge West, Inc
Start: 05/04/2015

220151270001 · 05/04/2015 · Lafarge West, Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: PUMPS,FANS,COMP,ENG,NEC
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 292
Mine experience: 0.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Lafarge S A
Operator: Lafarge West, Inc
Mine: 1500022

Narrative

WHILE LIFTING THE PUMP/FILTER UNIT FROM ONE PORTABLE FUEL TANK TO ANOTHER THE EMPLOYEE FELT HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO HIS WORK DRIVING A TRUCK AROUND 0830 THAT DAY THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HIS LEG WAS GETTING NUMB AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL CLINIC/HOSPITAL COR CARE.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown