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POWERED HAULAGE

220090370002 · 01/26/2009 · Hobet Mining LLC

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
299
Mine experience
24 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator
Hobet Mining LLC
Mine
4604670

Narrative

Employee was operating a 789 Rock Truck and was about to be loaded. A 992 K Loader pulled up to dump into the bed and the loaders front tires encountered a mud seam and three rocks fell out of the bucket and inside the truck bed, jarring the employee. He was diagnosed with a back strain and was scheduled for an MRI on 02-13-09.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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