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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220171730019 · 05/01/2017 · Lafarge Midwest

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Clerk, Timekeeper, Office worker, Director of sales
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
BAGS
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
25.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Holcim Ltd
Operator
Lafarge Midwest
Mine
1100786

Narrative

EE was cleaning files out of filing cabinet. Placing the files in garbage bag to be shredded. Once file cabinet was cleaned out, EE went to lift the garbage bag and felt a severe burning pain down the left arm to where pinky and ring finger had burning sensation. *6/15/17 EE was seen at the Ortho Institute and given 2 injections/2 prescribed meds/and referred for MRI & PT*

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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