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POWERED HAULAGE

220040510052 · 02/11/2004 · —

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
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
—
Mine experience
23.92 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
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Operator
—
Mine
4102632

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER AND AS HE LOADED AND RAISED THE BUCKET, THE BACK OF THE LOADER JOLTED AS THE COAL BROKE FREE FROM THE CUT. THIS JOLTING MOTION CAUSED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 2-16-04 AND EE SAW A DOCTOR ON 2-17-04. THE DR RESTRICTED HIS DUTIES AS OF 2-17-04.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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