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POWERED HAULAGE

220183510030 · 12/11/2018 · Standard Sand & Silica Company

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Forklift operator
Activity
Fork lift
Injury source
FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
3
Mine experience
0.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lemuel Baylis Carnes III
Operator
Standard Sand & Silica Company
Mine
0800395

Narrative

Operator moving 2 pallets of material stacked on top of each other, the material weight exceeded the forklifts moving capability. Operator raised the load too high from the ground and when the forklift was moved forward the forks tilted forward lifting the forklift and once the pallets fell off the fork the lift landed back on the ground.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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