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POWERED HAULAGE

220080720013 · 03/03/2008 · Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
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
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
40
Mine experience
0.1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lafarge S A
Operator
Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated
Mine
0100629

Narrative

A Komatsu 465 Haul Truck loaded with stripping material fell 33' from a haul road. The weather was cool and clear and the road conditions were dry and in good condition. While operating the truck, the driver veered across the haul road about 219' before proceeding through the berm an additional 29' then falling 33' coming to rest upside down.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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