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POWERED HAULAGE

220030070043 · 12/30/2002 · Martin Marietta Aggregates Of Southern Iowa 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
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
UPPER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE
Days lost
1
Mine experience
10.84 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Operator
Martin Marietta Aggregates Of Southern Iowa Inc
Mine
1301225

Narrative

EE'S WERE LIFTING A BAR TO BE INSTALLED INTO THEPRIMARY CRUSHER UNDERGROUND USING A CHAIN AND THE SCALER. THE SCALER OPERATOR WAS INSTRUCTED TO BOOM DOWN TO CREATE MORE SLACK IN THE CHAIN ALLO WING THE CHAIN TO BE TIGHTENED SLIGHTLY AROUND THE BAR. THE SCALER HAS A FLOATATION VALVE THAT RELEASED BELOW A CERTAIN ELEVATION ALLOWING BOOMTO GO TO FLOOR. CAUGHT EE HAND BETWEEN BAR& BOOM

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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