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POWERED HAULAGE

220210960050 · 03/29/2021 · Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
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
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
129
Mine experience
8 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator
Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC
Mine
4100081

Narrative

Employee was operating a front end loader in the Pit and was instructed to re-handle boulders. Employee was trying to dislodge a boulder at a working face when the rear of the loader lifted up and then dropped back down to the pit floor once the rock released, resulting in an injury to the employees back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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