HOISTING

Name: HOISTING at United States Gypsum Company
Start: 03/06/2000

220000800001 · 03/06/2000 · United States Gypsum Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HOISTING
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Hoist
Injury source: BLDG,STRUCT,BOAT,RAFT,NEC
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 10
Mine experience: 2.4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): USG Corporation
Operator: United States Gypsum Company
Mine: 2000372

Narrative

AS MAINTENANCE, A TEMPORARY HOISTING MECHANISM WAS BEING USED TO LIFT AN I-BEAM, APPROX 20'L ANDWEIGHING 860 LBS. INJURED EE WAS STANDING ON THE LAUNCH, HOLDING A TAGLINE WHEN THE I-BEAM AND T HE HOISTING EQUIP FELL TO THE BOAT AND INTO THE WATER. WHILE THE INJURED CANNOT REMEMBER THE ACCIDENT, THE INJURY APPEARS TO HAVE RESULTED FROM THE FALL, THE EE STRUCK HIS BACK ON THE LAUNCH.

Source

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