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POWERED HAULAGE
220033000055
· 10/09/2003 · American Sandstone
Details
Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
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
2
Mine experience
5.05 years
Operator
Controller (parent)
Blaser Aquisition Corporation
Operator
American Sandstone
Mine
0202746
Narrative
WHILE REMOVING A LARGE BLOCK OF STONE FOR PROCESSING USING A 220 VOLVO LOADER, THE STONE BROKE CAUSING HALF THE STONE TO FALL FROM THE LOADER. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE LOADER TO JUMP UPWARD AND DROP. THIS JARRING MOTION TO EE'S BACK CAUSING PAIN.
Source
Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
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