HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at River Cement Company dba Buzzi Unicem USA
Start: 08/02/2023

220253170173 · 08/02/2023 · River Cement Company dba Buzzi Unicem USA

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
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: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BLOCKING
Nature of injury: HERNIA;RUPTURE
Body part: HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost: 28
Mine experience: 13.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Buzzi S p A
Operator: River Cement Company dba Buzzi Unicem USA
Mine: 2300188

Narrative

On 8/2/2023 EE removed a block of wood from under a skid steer loader when EE felt a pull/pain in stomach area and noticed a bulge on EEs belly. On 8/13/25 EE still noticed swelling and asked to see a doctor feeling it was related to the 2023 injury. EE was referred to surgeon for evaluation on 9/09/25 and placed on work restrictions until hernia surgery scheduled for 10/10/25.

Source

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