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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220160210002 · 01/13/2016 · John S Lane & Son Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion NEC
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
73
Mine experience
17.56 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Harry C Lane
Operator
John S Lane & Son Incorporated
Mine
1900014

Narrative

WHILE KNEELING AND TWISTING, EMPLOYEE TWISTED KNEE WHILE CHANGING SCREENS IN A SMALL AREA IN PLANT. EE'S KNEE BECAME SWOLLEN AND MORE PAINFUL DURING THE EVENING AND EE WAS SEEN AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM. EE IS NOW BEING EVALUATED BY AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON AND IS UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK FOR AN UNSPECIFIED LENGTH OF TIME.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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