# POWERED HAULAGE
> MSHA accident `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:** Cleveland Cliffs Inc; Laiwu Steel
- **Operator:** United Taconite LLC
- **Mine:** [2103403](https://api.ai-analytics.org/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.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*