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POWERED HAULAGE

220013230007 · 11/14/2001 · Trapper Mining Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Scraper, Pan scraper
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
33
Mine experience
24.76 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Salt River Project; MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company; Tri-State Gener
Operator
Trapper Mining Inc
Mine
0502838

Narrative

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS OPERATING A SCRAPER WHEN ONE WHEEL WAS COMING OUT OF A HOLE AS THE OTHER RAN OVER A ROCK, CAUSING A SIDE-TO-SIDE MOTION. DURING THIS, HE BUMPED THE INSIDE OF HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE STEERING COLUMN.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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