# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220092950002` · 10/07/2009 · ICG East Kentucky LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Struck against a moving object
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Bulldozer
- **Injury source:** SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- **Nature of injury:** SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 185
- **Mine experience:** 2.69 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** International Coal Group Inc (ICG)
- **Operator:** ICG East Kentucky LLC
- **Mine:** [1519070](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1519070)
## Narrative

Employee was sitting in a 375 Komatsu dozer at the beginning of shift.  The other equipment was parked in line behind him. A D11 dozer was parked directly behind the fill dozer and in the process of getting out of line and to the work area, his blade hit the ripper shank on the 375 dozer. At 7:49 pm the employee notified the foreman that his neck was hurting and he was taken to ER.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*