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POWERED HAULAGE

220152600024 · 09/09/2015 · Jasper Stone LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost
43
Mine experience
1.88 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Larry North; Steve Tong
Operator
Jasper Stone LLC
Mine
2302410

Narrative

Miner bypassed two hydraulic safety devices to allow adjustment of bucket from outside of machine. Miner engaged hydraulic pedals by hand outside of machine, and under bucket. This allowed the bucket to apply force to miner's left side. Miner walked to job site office and called supervisor to go to the hospital.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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