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POWERED HAULAGE

220260790029 · 03/14/2026 · Tata Chemicals (Soda Ash) Partners LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Motorman, Motor person, Swamper, Switchman, Locomotive operator
Activity
Couple or uncouple mine car
Injury source
STD G RAIL CR,MTR-SURF EQ
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost
—
Mine experience
0.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Tata Chemicals Ltd
Operator
Tata Chemicals (Soda Ash) Partners LLC
Mine
4800155

Narrative

B crew switching T15. IE directed operator over radio to shove 4 cars to a joint. Operator stoppedshort;couplers misaligned.IE entered red zone without protection, violating CS-4(Red Zone) and CS-27 (Adjusting mismatched coupler with or without a device(SafeTRAX) to line couplers. Used their foot to align couplers. Operator continued shoving; IE foot was caught and pinched between.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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