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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220012040192 · 07/09/2001 · US Vanadium, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall onto or against objects
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
43
Mine experience
27.21 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Strategic Minerals Corp (Stratcor)
Operator
US Vanadium, LLC
Mine
0300479

Narrative

EE WAS FUELING A FRONT-END LOADER AT THE FUELINGSTATION. HE TURNED TO WALK TO THE PUMP AND AS HESTEPPED OVER THE FUEL LINES HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHTTHE LINE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. AS HE FELL ALL OF HIS WEIGHT SHIFTED TO HIS RIGHT KNEEWHICH TWISTED UNDERNEATH HIM, CAUSING A STRAIN.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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