← MSHA accidents

POWERED HAULAGE

220121840015 · 06/13/2012 · Blue Bayou Sand & Gravel, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
SAND,GRAVEL,SHELL
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.67 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
John Woodrow Smith
Operator
Blue Bayou Sand & Gravel, LLC
Mine
0301619

Narrative

Employee was working under dump truck with gravel in it when the driver inadvertently released the tail gate latch with the bed in the down position. Some gravel fell out as the employee was picking up tools behind the truck and gravel struck him. There was no sign of injury until 12 days later when the employee went to the doctor after having pain. Worker is on light duty.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown