# POWERED HAULAGE
> MSHA accident `220233380005` · 11/20/2023 · Capital Materials, LLC.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY 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:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 1.85 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Michael K Farmer; Elliott (Bud) E Farmer
- **Operator:** Capital Materials, LLC.
- **Mine:** [2302185](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2302185)
## Narrative

Employee was working in the pit operating the Komatsu WA500, equipment #23.601901 sorting rocks in the muck pile when EE backed into an alleged pothole or rock. Shortly after EE began to experience pain in EE's back & tingling in EE's legs.  Employee went to doctor on 11/21/2022 where EE was placed on light duty.  Employee does have pre-existing chronic back pain.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*