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MACHINERY

220040680004 · 03/01/2004 · Alcoa Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Scraper, Pan scraper
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alcoa Inc
Operator
Alcoa Inc
Mine
4100356

Narrative

SCRAPER WAS BEING PUSHED BY DOZER. SCRAPER OPERATOR WAS LOADING THROUGH HARD ROCKY DIRT WHEN HE RAISED THE PAN SLIGHTLY CAUSING THE SCRAPER TO PULL AWAY FROM THE DOZER. WHEN DOZER CAUGHT UP, IT BUMPED THE SCRAPER HARDER THAN USUAL CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO JOLT & STRAIN HIS BACK.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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