HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Loudoun Quarries-Div/Chantilly Crushed Stone Inc
Start: 01/28/2019

220190300106 · 01/28/2019 · Loudoun Quarries-Div/Chantilly Crushed Stone Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 355
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): John Gudelsky
Operator: Loudoun Quarries-Div/Chantilly Crushed Stone Inc
Mine: 4400071

Narrative

Employee(#1) was installing an accumulator on a CAT 980H Loader with the assistance of a Quarry employee (#2). #2 was holding accumulator while #1 was removing bolts. #1 saw #2 struggling with holding up the part and came down to assist. When #1 took hold of part, #2 let go of part and the unexpected transfer of weight caused #1 to strain upper back muscles.

Source

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