MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Valley Mining, Inc.
Start: 03/08/2004

220040780017 · 03/08/2004 · Valley Mining, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Occupation: Auger operator, Auger Crew supervisor
Activity: Auger (surface)
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 3
Mine experience: 20.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Mary J Brown
Operator: Valley Mining, Inc.
Mine: 3302763

Narrative

EE WAS RIDING ON THE SALEM AUGER WHILE A LOADER PULLED & A DOZER PUSHED THE MACHINE UP OUT OF THE PIT. THE PIN HOLDING THE HITCH TO THE LOADER BROKE CAUSING THE AUGER TO TILT FORWARD DROPPING ABOUT FOUR FEET. THE FALLINGOF THE MACHINE JARRED THE EE'S NECK, BACK AND RIGHT SHOULDER WHEN IT LANDED.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown