October 30, 2015
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Permian Basin Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Miner first reported injury while on days off 11/01/15 by text message to Plant Manager. Claimed injury, sprain of lumbar spine ligaments, occurred while operating a front end loader at an unspecified date/time the week prior. During a return to work physical examination on 11/04/15, Miner described his injury had occurred while swinging a sledgehammer on 10/30/15.