Incident date: 2022-07-19
NAICS industry code: 331111

The employee was using a hooked pole to pull coke battery flue caps out of position so that temperature readings could be taken inside the flue. While he was pulling a cap, he suffered a back strain.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
code_source: title: Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Strains
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate