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POWERED HAULAGE

220111920033 · 06/29/2011 · Western Clay Company

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
18
Mine experience
0.87 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Fred D Mortensen
Operator
Western Clay Company
Mine
4200073

Narrative

EE was having lunch when truck pulled into the quarry to load. Truck driver got out because his gates wouldn't close all the way. EE went over to help him. The driver told EE to stand clear that he was going to open gates. EE didn't hear him, driver closed gates, EE's head got caught between arm ram and frame of trailer 15 stitches in top of head.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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