# POWERED HAULAGE
> MSHA accident `220051470001` · 05/19/2005 · Sylvester Material Company, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** POWERED HAULAGE
- **Accident type:** Struck against a moving object
- **Occupation:** Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
- **Activity:** Haulage or Dump truck
- **Injury source:** HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** LEG, NEC
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 1.77 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Jeffery J  Stansley
- **Operator:** Sylvester Material Company, Inc.
- **Mine:** [3304247](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3304247)
## Narrative

Truck was travelling on downgrade travelway into mine.Operator lost control of speed and had to steer truck into safety berm to stop.Resulted in minor injury and damage to truck.Setbelts were worn.Contributing factors may have included;truck travelling too fast at approach to downgrade slope,proper gear not used,truck fully loaded,excessive use of air brakes.

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