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POWERED HAULAGE

220020990006 · 03/28/2002 · Baxter County Road & Bridge Department

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
Front-end loader
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
HERNIA;RUPTURE
Body part
HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost
16
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Baxter County-AR
Operator
Baxter County Road & Bridge Department
Mine
0301240

Narrative

EE WAS ENGAGED IN SCOOPING UP A PILE OF LOOSE ROCK TO LOAD INTO DUMP TRUCK WHEN THE BUCKET OF FRONT END LOADER STRUCK A SOLID ROCK LEDGE JERKING EE FORWARD INSIDE OF CAB. EE WAS WEARING SEAT B ELT RESTRAINT AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. BELIEVED POSSIBLY THAT THE IMPACT FROM HITTING THE SOLID ROCK LEDGE MAY HAVE CAUSED THE INJURY. EE WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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