← MSHA accidents

POWERED HAULAGE

220040080038 · 10/03/2003 · Black Hills Bentonite-A Limited Liability Co

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Fall from machine
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Getting on or off equipment
Injury source
MINE RESCUE EQUIPMENT
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost
1
Mine experience
0.25 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Thomas A Thorson
Operator
Black Hills Bentonite-A Limited Liability Co
Mine
4800243

Narrative

A BULK TRUCK BACKED IN TO BE LOADED. EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO TOP OF TRUCK TO OPEN HATCH; DRIVER NOT KNOWING THIS, DECIDED TO PULL OUT & REPOSITION THE TRUCK MORE SQUARELY IN LINE WITH SPOUT. EMP LOYEE SCRAMBLED TO REAR OF TRUCK, DESCENDED LADDER & JUMPED THE REMAINING 2' TO THE GROUND & WAS STOPPED BY THE LIFE LINE JUST AS HIS FEET MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, BRUISING HIS ABDOMEN.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown