POWERED HAULAGE

Name: POWERED HAULAGE at Apogee Coal Company LLC
Start: 09/15/2003

220032650111 · 09/15/2003 · Apogee Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Haulage or Dump truck
Injury source: HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 40
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Ashland Inc
Operator: Apogee Coal Company LLC
Mine: 4606751

Narrative

WHILE LEAVING PIT AREA LOADED ROCK TRUCK STOPPED NEAR TOP OF RAMP. EMP REFUSED ASSISTANCE OF 994 LOADER AND DECIDED TO BACK DOWN RAMP ON HIS OWN. AFTER TRUCK WAS PUT INTO REVERSE AND RETARDER APPLIED THE TRUCK FREE-WHEELED DOWN RAMP. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK RAISED UP AND BACK DOWN TO GROUND.

Source

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