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POWERED HAULAGE

220032130013 · 07/25/2003 · Lafarge North America

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Haulage or Dump truck
Injury source
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
—
Mine experience
13.92 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lafarge S A
Operator
Lafarge North America
Mine
1300125

Narrative

EE WAS OPERATING THE CAT 775 HAUL TRUCK AND WAS BEING LOADED BY A MICH. L480. UNKNOWN TO THE LOADER OPERATOR, A LARGE BOULDER WAS BURIED IN THE BUCKET, WHEN THE LOADER OPERATOR DUMPED HIS LOAD THE BOULDER FELL OUT ROCKING THE HAUL TRUCK. THIS WAS THE FIRST LOAD DUMPED INTO THE TRUCK, CAUSING THE IMPACT OF THE BOULDER TO BE GREATER. EE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN. AND GIVEN TWO PRESCRIP

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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