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POWERED HAULAGE

220162290019 · 08/08/2016 · Lafarge North America Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY 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
0
Mine experience
11.87 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Holcim Ltd
Operator
Lafarge North America Inc.
Mine
2000051

Narrative

Operator was loading a production haul truck with a large wheel loader. As EE backed away from the truck (bucket still in the air), EE drove over a basketball size rock that had unknowingly rolled behind loader. Right after EE drove over the rock, the employee experienced pain in back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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