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POWERED HAULAGE

220041280008 · 05/03/2004 · Kanawha River Terminals LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
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
0
Mine experience
1.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Progress Energy Inc
Operator
Kanawha River Terminals LLC
Mine
4607736

Narrative

Employee was loading a coal hopper with 988F model front end loader. When employee entered the stockpile to retrieve another load, there was a sudden jolt caused by the loader, resulting in a low back strain. According to the WCD Report the probable length of the injury is more than 4 weeks.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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