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POWERED HAULAGE

220121950033 · 07/05/2012 · Tower Rock Stone Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Front-end loader
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
2
Mine experience
25.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Jay E Luhr; Michael Luhr
Operator
Tower Rock Stone Company
Mine
2300781

Narrative

Miner was loading muck pile with Cat 992G loader. Discovered a ""toe"" under the muck pile and was using loader to break out ""toe"". Drove loader into an area of ""toe"" that refused to move causing a very sudden and abrupt stop. This lurched the miner in his seat causing an acute neck and upper back strain.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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