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POWERED HAULAGE

220140910029 · 03/21/2014 · Bridger Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Scraper, Pan scraper
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company; IDACORP
Operator
Bridger Coal Company
Mine
4800677

Narrative

Employee was operating 625 scraper when he ran over a large rock that was barely covered with dirt. After he passed over the rock, the right front tire of the scraper fell off the rock and dropped suddenly. Employee was thrown upward, and then slammed down, bottoming out the seat. He then experienced severe pain in his lower back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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