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MACHINERY

220123660016 · 12/21/2012 · Strack Excavating LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by powered moving object
Occupation
Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity
Observe operations
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
130
Mine experience
4 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Jo W Strack
Operator
Strack Excavating LLC
Mine
2302231

Narrative

Miner at crusher asked excavator operator to bring breaker over, due to hung rock. Miner motioned with hands for operator to swing breaker to left. When operator did, miner reports that he was hit in chest with breaker. Miner was bent back over crusher handrail. No witnesses to breaker hitting miner, although the operator saw miner bent back over catwalk handrail.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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