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MACHINERY

220111800041 · 06/24/2011 · Trapper Mining Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Bulldozer
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
NECK
Days lost
65
Mine experience
4.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Salt River Project; MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company; Tri-State Gener
Operator
Trapper Mining Inc
Mine
0502838

Narrative

A bulldozer operator on a D10R Caterpillar dozer went over an approximately four foot tall steeply sloped bank. As the machine proceeded over this bank, the front end cantilevered and dropped suddenly and struck the ground, jarring the operator.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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