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POWERED HAULAGE

220001190046 · 04/22/2000 · Hibbing Taconite Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Truck driver
Activity
Haulage or Dump truck
Injury source
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
6
Mine experience
21.61 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Mittal-US Steel Canada-Cliffs Natural Resources
Operator
Hibbing Taconite Company
Mine
2101600

Narrative

PRODUCTION TRUCK DRIVER PULLED AWAY FROM THE #59 SHOVEL AFTER BEING LOADED WITH ROCK OR TACONITE. HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN AS HE DROVE AWAY FROM THE SHOVEL. INITIAL REPORTS WERE THAT THE AREA WAS BUMPY, BUT UPON INSPECTION NO CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS REQUIRED. TRUCK SUSPENSION AND SEATS WERE O.K. DRIVER SAYS A SUDDEN SWITCH IN DIRECTION CAUSED THE INJURY.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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