HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Utah American Energy, Inc.
Start: 09/29/2015

220152790017 · 09/29/2015 · Utah American Energy, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Ventilation maintenance
Injury source: CEMENT PROD,CONCRET BLOCK
Nature of injury: UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 5
Mine experience: 0.75 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Robert E Murray
Operator: Utah American Energy, Inc.
Mine: 4202241

Narrative

Employee was building a Cement Block Stopping. He felt a pain in his lower back as he lifted a block above his head. The employee finished his work shift and also worked the next day. On the third day, 10/1/2015, he was hurting enough to request to see a Doctor. An MRI exam was done and he was diagnosed to have a ""Disc Protrusion at L5-S1 abutting a nerve"".

Source

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