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POWERED HAULAGE

220171170002 · 02/24/2017 · Luminant Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
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
36 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Vistra Energy
Operator
Luminant Mining Company LLC
Mine
4103659

Narrative

An operator was operating a Cat 992G Front End Loader feeding coal into the hopper. The operator ran over a chunk of coal that contained petrified wood in it jarring their lower back. The operator started physical therapy on 4/26/17 and will have 6 sessions making this injury reportable to MSHA.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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