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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220152230046 · 08/03/2015 · Ohio Stone of Indiana, Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
5
Mine experience
0.79 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Jeffrey D Hopkins; Joseph Schottelkotte
Operator
Ohio Stone of Indiana, Inc
Mine
1202437

Narrative

Employee / Crew member decided to load a piece of stone on a 3ft splitter table by hand instead of waiting on a machine (skid steer) to load table, resulting in a pulled muscle in his lower back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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