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POWERED HAULAGE

220110330018 · 01/27/2011 · Black Hills Bentonite LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity
Front-end loader
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
48
Mine experience
6 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Thomas A Thorson
Operator
Black Hills Bentonite LLC
Mine
4800877

Narrative

At 4:45 a.m. the driver entered loader put on seat belt and proceeded to load his trailer. He noticed that he was close to the embankment. That's when the edge gave way and the loader slid down the edge and laid over on it's left side. The driver was bounced around in the cab but needed no medical treatment at that time. Later EE went to the Doctor and was checked over.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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