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POWERED HAULAGE

220090490018 · 02/07/2009 · Vista Sand Ltd.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against stationary object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost
2
Mine experience
0.73 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Chris Thomas
Operator
Vista Sand Ltd.
Mine
4104430

Narrative

The plant was off for maintenance. Employee was greasing a bearing on the BCV155 conveyor head pulley. The plant operator turned on the plant, the start up alarm sounded. Employee did not lock out / tag out the conveyor. The conveyor started and pushed him into a safety pole that holds safety cables around the conveyor.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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