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POWERED HAULAGE

220043420019 · 12/02/2004 · Syar Industries Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Scraper, Pan scraper
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
134
Mine experience
5.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
James M Syar
Operator
Syar Industries Inc
Mine
0401700

Narrative

EE WAS HAULING SAND & GRAVEL WITH A 631E SCRAPER. EE WAS ENTERING THE STOCKPILE AREA AND ENCOUNTERED A ROUGH AREA. THE SCRAPER BOUNCED AND THE CAN DUG INTO THE GROUND AND PLOWED TO A STOP. THIS CAUSED LOWER BACK PAIN AND FRACTURE OF ONE VERTEBRAE COMPRESSION.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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