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POWERED HAULAGE

220212090003 · 07/27/2021 · Black Hills Bentonite LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Scraper, Pan scraper
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
5
Mine experience
24 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
BHB Limited Partnership; A&M Products
Operator
Black Hills Bentonite LLC
Mine
4800877

Narrative

Employee was operating a scraper, transferring bentonite and ran over a large rock on the edge of the haul road. The resulting impact from rolling over the rock jarred and strained the employees lower back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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