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POWERED HAULAGE

220030940065 · 03/24/2003 · Georgia Marble Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Fall from machine
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Escaping a hazard
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
Mine experience
0.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Imerys S A
Operator
Georgia Marble Company
Mine
0900029

Narrative

EE WAS PASSENGER IN A PICK UP TRUCK TRAVELING DOWN THE QUARRY #33 RAMP. BRAKE LINE BROKE AND DRIVER COULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK. DRIVER APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT TRUCK IN PARK, TRUCK CONTINUED TO MOVE, PASSENGER OPENED DOOR AND JUMPED FROM TRUCK. DRIVER CONTINUED DOWN THE RAMP AND DROVE TRUCK INTO PILE OF EARTH, NO DAMAGE TO TRUCK OR INJURY TO DRIVER.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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