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POWERED HAULAGE

220002580042 · 09/05/2000 · U S Borax Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Miner, NEC
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
—
Mine experience
1.19 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Rio Tinto Group
Operator
U S Borax Inc
Mine
0400743

Narrative

EE STATES HE WAS OPERATING A UNTI RIG HAUL TRUCK AND THE SEAT WAS ADJUSTED FOR SOMEONE LIGHTER. WHEN HE WAS TRAVELING OVER ROUGH ROAD AT LESS THAN 5 MPH, THE SEAT BOTTOMED OUT, JARRING HIS BAC K.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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