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POWERED HAULAGE

220113000012 · 10/17/2011 · Baker Rock Crushing Company

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
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
15
Mine experience
0.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Gary T Baker
Operator
Baker Rock Crushing Company
Mine
3500634

Narrative

The employee was operating a front end loader to clear rocks from a haul road. It was reported that the brakes on an end dump malfunctioned as it traveled down the haul causing the end dump to hit the front side of the loader. The loader sustained moderate damage. The loader operator has soreness in his back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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