# POWERED HAULAGE
> MSHA accident `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:** Blaser Aquisition Corporation
- **Operator:** American Sandstone
- **Mine:** [0202746](https://api.ai-analytics.org/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.

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