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POWERED HAULAGE

220052020047 · 07/14/2005 · Unimin Corp

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR 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
Scraper, Pan scraper
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
S C R-Sibelco Nv
Operator
Unimin Corp
Mine
0401878

Narrative

WORKER'S BACK STARTED HURTING HIM AT THE LAST JOB HE WORKED. HE DID NOT REPORT HIS INJURY THEN. ON 7/14/05 WORKER NOTED ON HIS TIME CARD THAT HE HAD BEEN INJURED & WAS NOW REPORTING AN INJURY. HE CLAIMS THE PAIN HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE & NOW NEEDS MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE INJURY IS A RESULT OF OPERATING A SCRAPER, WORKER DOES NOT RECALL ANY SPECIFIC INCIDENT.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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