# POWERED HAULAGE
> MSHA accident `220170330025` · 07/20/2016 · Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** POWERED HAULAGE
- **Accident type:** Struck against a moving object
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **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:** 258
- **Mine experience:** 20 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Vulcan Materials Company
- **Operator:** Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
- **Mine:** [4400118](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4400118)
## Narrative

Employee reported while driving a haul truck that it hit a pothole and bottomed out causing pain in employee's back.  Employee reported the incident to employee's supervisor on 7-20-2016 but did not request to seek medical treatment until 8/4/2016.  Employee was diagnosed with a back strain.  Employee was able to continue working until 1/27/2017.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*