HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Asarco LLC
Start: 01/13/2000

220000260018 · 01/13/2000 · Asarco LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Backhoe operator, Trackhoe operator, Crane operator
Activity: Surface equipment, NEC
Injury source: STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 29.63 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Grupo Mexico S A B de C V
Operator: Asarco LLC
Mine: 0200150

Narrative

THE EE WAS OPERATING THE OVERHEAD CRANE IN THE TANK HOUSE USING A REMOTE CONTROLER. AS HE WALKED BY THE WASH TANK HE WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY A COPPER BAR THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE BOTTO M OF THE WASH TANK BY ANOTHER EE. THE BAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE EMPLOYEE'S HANDS AND FELL HITTING THE OTHER EMPLOYEE.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown