Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was loading holes, he reached out to his right, to grab a 50# bag of ANFO and felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He strained his lower back.
WILLAMETTE PORTABLE #1Metal/Nonmetal
Knife River Corporation-Northwest · Surface
Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Linn, Linn County, OR · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3503321
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2004–2007
- Latest incident
- Jun 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2007 · 1 incident
2004 · 1 incident
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was standing still and then bent over and twisted to take a measurement off of a piece of equipment, heard a loud pop and was then in severe pain in his lower back.