HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Suwannee American Cement
Start: 02/07/2020

220200450006 · 02/07/2020 · Suwannee American Cement

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): CRH PLC
Operator: Suwannee American Cement
Mine: 0801370

Narrative

Maintenance Technician was assigned the task of connecting hydraulic hoses to a cylinder underneath the coal grinding mill. Tech was in a squatting position underneath the mill connecting hose fittings when they twisted their body and felt a pain in the lower back.

Source

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