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POWERED HAULAGE

220040750084 · 03/03/2004 · Martin Marietta Materials Of Texas Incorporated

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
4.28 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Operator
Martin Marietta Materials Of Texas Incorporated
Mine
4103360

Narrative

EE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK AND HE BACKED UP TO BE LOADED. THE LOADER OPERATOR'S HAND SLIPPED AND HE HIT THE BOOM LEVER INSTEAD OF THE BUCKET LEVER IN THE LOADER. THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE BUCKET HIT THE TOPSIDE OF THE UNIT CAUSING THE EE TO JARR HIS BACK. JARRING EFFECT SPRAINED THE EE'S LOWER BACK.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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