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POWERED HAULAGE

220113500020 · 12/12/2011 · Christy Minerals LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
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
0
Mine experience
0.77 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
O'Brien Industrial Holdings LLC
Operator
Christy Minerals LLC
Mine
2301545

Narrative

Miner was using a bobcat skid steer to clean clay/debris off the railcar tracks in the plant. The bobcat came to a sudden stop when the buck caught a joint section on the tracks. The miner was secured in the bobcat with the seat restraints and the force from the sudden stop caused pain in his lower back

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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