MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Solomons Mining Company
Start: 08/16/2002

220022380079 · 08/16/2002 · Solomons Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Bulldozer
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 1.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent): American Metals & Coal International Inc
Operator: Solomons Mining Company
Mine: 1517003

Narrative

SUBJECT WAS RECLAIMING A SLOPE AND WENT TOO FAR OUT ON THE EDGE OF THE FILL. THE DOZER WAS ALLOWED TO GAIN TOO MUCH SPEED, DUE TO OPERATOR ERROR. OPERATOR DID NOT TRY TO SLOW THE DOZER BY LOWE RING THE BLADE. EXCESS SPEED CAUSED THE DOZER TO HIT SOME LARGER ROCKS. THE OPERATORS SEAT BELT OVER TIGHTENED AND JERKED HIS BODY WHICH SPRAINED HIS BACK.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown