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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220152110009 · 05/21/2015 · J F Allen Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
3 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
John C. Allen
Operator
J F Allen Company
Mine
4604657

Narrative

Employee felt tension in lower back while operating dozer mid-morning. Later in the afternoon was hooking up a clevis and felt more pain in lower back. Employee waited a day pain got worse went to physician. Doctor indicated back spasm, prescribed meds released back to normal job duty no restrictions. No time lost.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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