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POWERED HAULAGE

220042430046 · 07/28/2004 · United Taconite LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
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
8
Mine experience
16.12 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Cleveland Cliffs Inc; Laiwu Steel
Operator
United Taconite LLC
Mine
2103403

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING SURFACE WITH 9229 CAT. MATERIAL WAS HEAVY & WET. THE CAT HAD NO GROUSERS, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO PUSH. MATERIAL IN FIRST GEAR, STARTED USING 2ND GEAR WITH RUNNING START TO PUSH MATERIAL. EE FELT LOWER BACK POP. EE INDICATED THIS WAS AN OLD INJURY FROM 7-8 YEARS AGO.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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