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POWERED HAULAGE

220011340109 · 05/01/2001 · Specialty Minerals Inc

Details

Degree of injury
INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Fall from machine
Occupation
Truck driver
Activity
Observe operations
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost
—
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Minerals Technologies Inc
Operator
Specialty Minerals Inc
Mine
1900035

Narrative

EE FROM TRUCKING COMPANY WAS PICKING UP AG LIME IN A EXTENDED OPEN DUMP BODY TRUCK. HE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER AT THE FRONT OF THE DUMP BODY. AS HE WAS DIRECTING THE LOADER OPERATOR WHERE TO DUMP THE THIRD OF 4 BUCKETS IN THE MIDDLE OF THETRUCK, THE BUCKET CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SIDE RAIL AND ROCKED THE DUMP BODY. THE EE ROCKED BACK THEN JUMPED OFF. HE INJURED HIS SHOULDER.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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