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POWERED HAULAGE

220033000080 · 10/16/2003 · Austin White Lime Company, Ltd.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Truck driver
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
7 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
J.O. Robinson
Operator
Austin White Lime Company, Ltd.
Mine
4100001

Narrative

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT AFTER HE BACKED HIS HAUL UNIT TO THE CRUSHER DUMP HOPPER AND RAISED THE BED OF THE HAUL UNIT, A LARGE BOULDER IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK GOT HUNG-UP AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE M ATERIAL TO FLOW OUT OF THE BED OF THE TRUCK. THE WEIGHT OF THE MATERIAL CAUSED THE FRONT END OF THE HAUL UNIT TO COME OFF THE GROUND. THE FRONT END CAME DOWN HARD CAUSING DRIVER SHARP BACK PA

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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