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MACHINERY

220131220034 · 04/30/2013 · General Shale Brick Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Quality control technician, Laboratory technician, Laboratory assistant
Activity
Bulldozer
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Wienerberger AG
Operator
General Shale Brick Inc
Mine
1200341

Narrative

Employee was training on a Cat 627G, first day, he was fully trained and was attempting his first pull when he was turning and hit a bump. The employee was ""whipped"" forward and seated hard. He has a compression fracture of his L2 vertebra in his lower back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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