← MSHA accidents

POWERED HAULAGE

220063600052 · 11/15/2006 · American Colloid Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
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
5
Mine experience
2.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Amcol International Corp
Operator
American Colloid Company
Mine
4800888

Narrative

Scraper operator was working in blocky material. His scraper ran over a chunk of material and he was jarred hard, causing a strain/sprain to back. EE did not seek medical attention until 12-18-06 of which lost time began and well as chiropractic visits which both constitute MSHA reportability at that time. (Became MSHA reportable on 12-18-06).

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown