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POWERED HAULAGE

220061280011 · 04/28/2006 · Jewett Mine LLC

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
Haulage or Dump truck
Injury source
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
25
Mine experience
0.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Westmoreland Coal Company
Operator
Jewett Mine LLC
Mine
4103164

Narrative

Operating an End Dump when the front tire hit a hole, which caused the steering wheel to jerk and spin around, which caught the right hand, causing the fracture.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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