MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation LLC
Start: 04/11/2000

220001050016 · 04/11/2000 · Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Bulldozer
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 42
Mine experience: 3.86 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Tri-State Generation & Transmission Assn Inc; Western Fuels Assoc Inc
Operator: Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation LLC
Mine: 0500299

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE CAT D9R DOZER UNIT DZ-03 RIPPING COAL. HE WAS BACKING OVER A 2 FT CHUNK OF COAL. AS THE DOZER BACKED OVER THE COAL CHUNK, THE CHUNK BROKE CAUSING THE DOZER TO BANG DOWN ON THE PIT FLOOR. EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING OVER RIGHT SHOULDER AS HE TOOK THE JOLT. SEVERE PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN LEFT LEG.

Source

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