DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)

Name: DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) at United States Gypsum Company
Start: 10/15/2003

220040410022 · 10/15/2003 · United States Gypsum Company

Details

Degree of injury: OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6
Classification: DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Blaster, Shooter, Shotfirer, Explosive worker, Powder gang/monkey
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: BAGS
Nature of injury: JOINT,TENDON,MUSCL INFLAM
Body part: ELBOW
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 11.05 years

Operator

Controller (parent): USG Corporation
Operator: United States Gypsum Company
Mine: 3400266

Narrative

EMPLOYEE SAW A DOCTOR ON 1/28/04 STATING PAIN IN RIGHT ELBOW. DOCTOR DIAGNOSED DISCOMFORT AS TENDONITIS. EMPLOYEE STATES THAT NO INCIDENT OCCURRED. HE BELIEVES TENDONITIS IS DUE TO LIFTING 50 LB. BAGS ON 10/15/03. HE CLAIMS THAT THE PAIN BEGAN GRADUALLY OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND NOT CAUSED BY A SPECIFIC EVENT. AFTER CONSULTING A PHYSICIAN, HE CLAIMS THE ILLNESS TO BE WORK-RELATED.

Source

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