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POWERED HAULAGE

220021990007 · 07/02/2002 · Philadelphia Recycling Mine

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Front-end loader
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost
65
Mine experience
0.07 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Donald J Plyley
Operator
Philadelphia Recycling Mine
Mine
0405066

Narrative

OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF LOADER ROLLED IT ABOUT 180 DEGREES,T HE OPERATOR WAS BUILDING BERMS ON A ROAD GOING INTO THE PIT THE ROAD WAS 20' WIDE WITH 17% GRADE AND 13% CROSS SLOPE. AT THE TIME THE OPERATOR WAS TRAVLING IN 3RD GEAR WITH A LOADED BUCKET EXTENDED OUT MID LEVEL OPERAOR TURNED SHARPLY TO DUMB THE LOAD AND THE LOADER ROLLED 180 DEGREES.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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