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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220171430010 · 04/07/2017 · Unimin Corp

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
0
Mine experience
38.42 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
S C R-Sibelco Nv
Operator
Unimin Corp
Mine
3100673

Narrative

While cleaning a ditch at front gate the employee must have tweaked right knee. Employee is unsure what happened & when it happened, there was sudden pain, leg just started hurting. Employee has arthritis in right knee that rubbed together and damaged the meniscus with a flap tear. Employee had out-patient surgery on 5/19/2017 to repair meniscus and they removed arthritis.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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