SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Name: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON at Elkhart County Gravel, Inc.
Start: 01/30/2018

220180370003 · 01/30/2018 · Elkhart County Gravel, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type: Fall onto or against objects
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Getting on or off equipment
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost: 6
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Barney C Beer
Operator: Elkhart County Gravel, Inc.
Mine: 1202181

Narrative

Miner was operating a skid steer loader. Operator was exiting machine too fast, lost grip and balanced and fell back in to seat. The operator was taken to a doctors office. The operator dislocated finger and bruised ribs. To prevent this injury in the future the operator was advised to exit the machine slower and more carefully. Operator can return to work Monday.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown