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POWERED HAULAGE

220020220178 · 12/20/2001 · Schkade Mines Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Truck driver
Activity
Front-end loader
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
130
Mine experience
1.96 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Dennis Schkade
Operator
Schkade Mines Inc
Mine
4103877

Narrative

WHILE CLEARING A STORAGE BIN WITH A SKID STEER LOADER, THE OPERATOR STOPPED THE MACHINE LIFTED THE BUCKET APPROX 1/4 OF THE WAY UP. HE CLIMBED OVER THE BUCKET ONTO THE WALL OF BIN, THREW 2 STONES INTO THE BUCKET, HE THEN JUMPED TO THE FLOOR OF BIN & STARTED TO GET BACK INTO LOADER WHEN HIS FEET PRESSED THE LIFT CONTROL PEDAL CAUSING LIFT ARMS TO LOWER, PINNING OPERATOR

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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