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POWERED HAULAGE

220131700010 · 06/17/2013 · Taft Production Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity
Haulage or Dump truck
Injury source
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.37 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Oil Dri Corporation Of America
Operator
Taft Production Company
Mine
0402964

Narrative

Operator was backing down onto the location in a dump truck to be loaded by an excavator. The truck ran over a high point in the road which turned out to be a piece of ore and the truck bounced and jerked from side to side, the seat bottomed out causing him to strain his lower back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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