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POWERED HAULAGE

220112640012 · 09/16/2011 · Magnetation Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
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
3
Mine experience
1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alan Fritz; Larry Lehtinen
Operator
Magnetation Inc
Mine
2103655

Narrative

Employee was feeding the plant with the loader. The feed was hard to work with -lots of stick, wet, roots - didn't want to fall. A lot of banging around and twisting and turning which caused the employee lower back pain; he can feel it popping when he moves around.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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