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POWERED HAULAGE

220131260020 · 05/02/2013 · Black Hills Bentonite

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
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
28
Mine experience
7.35 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Thomas A Thorson
Operator
Black Hills Bentonite
Mine
4801539

Narrative

EE was operating front-end loader over rough ground when he felt pain in lower back. EE experienced herniated disc in 2005; may be re-occurrence. EE is now seeing Chiropractor.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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