# POWERED HAULAGE
> MSHA accident `220012840041` · 09/26/2001 · Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** POWERED HAULAGE
- **Accident type:** Struck against a moving object
- **Occupation:** Backhoe operator, Trackhoe operator, Crane operator
- **Activity:** Front-end loader
- **Injury source:** SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 19 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Westmoreland Coal Company
- **Operator:** Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC
- **Mine:** [2401747](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2401747)
## Narrative

EE IS NORMALLY ASSIGNED TO DRAGLINE OPERATOR/OILER HE WAS TEMP ASSIGNED DUTY OF WHEEL LOADER OPERATOR. AFTER 3 SHIFTS HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS NECK & NUMBNESS IN HIS LEFT HAND. THIS MAY BE RELATED TO A PRIOR INJURY & WAS AGGRAVATED BY THE BOUNCING MOTION OF THE LOADER. EE IS A QUALIFIED LOADER OPERATOR

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*