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POWERED HAULAGE

220020180070 · 12/26/2001 · Solvay Chemicals, Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Front-end loader
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
127
Mine experience
19.96 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Solvay S A
Operator
Solvay Chemicals, Inc
Mine
4801295

Narrative

UPON INSPECTING THE ORE PILE IN THE ORE STORAGE BLDG., EE NOTICED THERE WAS A POTENTIAL FOR SOMEHANGING MATERIAL TO SLOUGH OFF THE PILE. IN A FRONT END LOADER, AT AN ANGLE EE TRIED TO SCOOP THE ORE FROM THE SIDE. HOWEVER, WHILE DOING SO, A SMALL SECTION OF THE ORE PILE SLOUGHED OFF THEPILE AND ENTERED THE CAB OF THE LOADER. EE WAS ABLE TO RADIO FOR HELP AND WAS FREED.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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