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POWERED HAULAGE

220222970003 · 10/03/2022 · Prime Processing, Inc.

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
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
120
Mine experience
4.77 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
Operator
Prime Processing, Inc.
Mine
4609357

Narrative

Employee was looking backward in an end loader when the bucket fell to the ground. The jarring action of the falling bucket along with the twisting motion caused a pull muscle in EE's back. Employee began missing on 10/16/2022

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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