← MSHA accidents

HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220020650020 · 02/19/2002 · ASARCO LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
51
Mine experience
13.34 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Grupo Mexico S A B de C V
Operator
ASARCO LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company
Mine
0200135

Narrative

WHILE CHANGING BAGS ON THE #2 FILTER, EE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH A FALLING SECTOR AND IN DOING SO CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE FILTER TUB AND A GUARD BRACKET. THIS RESULTED IN INJURY TO BOTH KNEES. EE STARTED LOSING TIME ON FEBRARY 28, 2002.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown