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MACHINERY

220112730011 · 09/20/2011 · Salem Stone Corp

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
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
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
19 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Doug Dalton
Operator
Salem Stone Corp
Mine
4400189

Narrative

Employee was operating a D8 dozer with cab, he was traveling around area that was being stripped of overburden. A rock being seen by employee was misjudged for its size (part of rock was covered with dirt)the track runs over rock when dozer came down it tossed employee forward hitting forehead causing a laceration that required stitches.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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