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POWERED HAULAGE

220172190032 · 07/26/2017 · Knife River Corporation-Northwest

Details

Degree of injury
ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID)
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
NECK
Days lost
0
Mine experience
23.83 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
MDU Resources Group Inc
Operator
Knife River Corporation-Northwest
Mine
3503667

Narrative

Employee was stockpiling in same pile with another loader. As employee rolled into the pile to dump the bucket there was an uneven layer of material the employee did not notice which caused the loader to bounce resulting in an acute cervical myofascial strain to the neck.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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