POWERED HAULAGE

Name: POWERED HAULAGE at Imerys Kaolin Company
Start: 05/02/2007

220071280024 · 05/02/2007 · Imerys Kaolin Company

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Prep plant foreman, Supervisor, Mill plant supervisor, Kiln supervisor
Activity: Walking, Running
Injury source: FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: ANKLE
Days lost: 63
Mine experience: 0.35 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Imerys S A
Operator: Imerys Kaolin Company
Mine: 0900482

Narrative

IMERYS' FORKLIFT OPERATOR DRIVING FORWARD COULDN'T SEE IN FRONT DUE TO SIZE OF FORKLIFT LOAD. FORKLIFT STRUCK PEDESTRIAN/CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHO WAS INJURED UPON BEING CAUGHT UNDER MOVING FORKLIFT. IMERYS' OPERATOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING LOADED FORKLIFT IN REVERSE INSTEAD OF GOING FORWARD WITH LOAD.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown