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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220160670012 · 01/06/2016 · Compass Minerals Louisiana Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
HERNIA;RUPTURE
Body part
HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost
15
Mine experience
21 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Compass Minerals International, Inc.
Operator
Compass Minerals Louisiana Inc.
Mine
1600358

Narrative

On 1/6/2016 the employee was lifting a soft start motor starter out of the starter cabinet of D-4 start panel. As EE was lifting the soft start EE felt a pain in EE's groin area. The employee was diagnosed with a hernia and had surgery on 3/1/2016 making this a lost time.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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