Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SEVERE BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL FROM DRIVING HAUL TRUCK FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
Gleason MinesMetal/Nonmetal
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Surface
Controlled by Imerys S A
Gleason, Weakley County, TN · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4001046
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2000–2001
- Latest incident
- Apr 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2001 · 1 incident
2000 · 1 incident
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, AND THE DOCTOR ALLEGED IT TO BE WORK RELATEDHE OPERATES A FRONTEND LOADER FEEDING A SHREDDER, THIS REQUIRES VERY LITTLE WRIST MOVEMENT.