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POWERED HAULAGE

220121310022 · 04/01/2012 · Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity
Haulage or Dump truck
Injury source
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
7.1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Arch Resources Inc
Operator
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
Mine
4800977

Narrative

Overburden was dumped from a haul truck when the box hit the end of the hoist cylinder stroke unusually hard. This jarred the operator which resulted in low back pain. The technician continued to work and on May 4 he received an epidural injection to relieve his back pain.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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