MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at PCS Phosphate Company Inc
Start: 09/30/2004

220042780098 · 09/30/2004 · PCS Phosphate Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Bulldozer
Injury source: STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury: JOINT,TENDON,MUSCL INFLAM
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 4.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
Operator: PCS Phosphate Company Inc
Mine: 3100212

Narrative

EMPLOYEE USED DOZER TO PUSH A 60' LENGTH OF RAILROAD RAIL OUT OF THE WORK AREA. HE POSITIONED THE RAIL PERPENDICULAR TO THE DOZER BLADE. THE RAIL STOPPED MOVING FORWARD AND THE DOZER CONTINUED TO TRACK. THE RAIL BOWED AND SPRANG UP OVER THE DOZER BLADE AND CAME DOWN THROUGH THE LEFT SIDE CAB DOOR GLASS AND ONTO OPERATOR'S LEFT KNEE.

Source

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