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POWERED HAULAGE

220091170018 · 04/21/2009 · Enterprise Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Front-end loader
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
252
Mine experience
9 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Enterprise Mining Company LLC
Mine
1516858

Narrative

Employee was operating loader on haulroad to spread gravel when he drove over a rough patch in the road making the loader bounce. When this happened, the employee felt a sharp pain in his upper back area.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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