# POWERED HAULAGE
> MSHA accident `220031880001` · 06/19/2003 · Boxley Materials Company
## 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:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 4
- **Mine experience:** 4 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Boxley Materials Co
- **Operator:** Boxley Materials Company
- **Mine:** [4406897](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4406897)
## Narrative

THE YARD LOADER OPERATOR WAS LOADING A HAUL TRUCK IN STOCKPILE AREA. WHILE LOADING, A CONTRACTOR PULLED HIS TRUCK BEHIND LOADER. LOADER OPERATOR BACKED AWAY FROM HAUL TRUCK TO GO FOR ANOTHER B UCKET W/O SEEING THE CONTRACTOR. WHEN HE DID SEE THE CONTRACTOR IN HIS MIRROR, HE SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE CONTRACT TRUCK. HE STRAINED & PULLED HIS BACK MUSCLE FROM THE STOP

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*