SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Name: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON at Morton Salt Div/Morton International Inc
Start: 11/15/2002

220023290067 · 11/15/2002 · Morton Salt Div/Morton International Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type: Fall onto or against objects
Occupation: Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: ELEVATORS,CAGES,SKIPS,ETC
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rohm & Haas Company
Operator: Morton Salt Div/Morton International Inc
Mine: 4101776

Narrative

DURING BUCKET ELEVATOR REPLACEMENT, EE WAS PUSHING A CRANE CABLE USED TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE ELEVATOR CHAIN. THE CABLE SUPPORTING THE CHAIN WAS NOT FULLY TENSIONS. AS CHAIN CAME OFF THE SPROCKET, THE CHAIN MOVED DOWNWARD CAUSING EE TOSLIP, LOSE BALANCE AND FALL FORWARD AND CONTACT THE METAL ELEVATOR HOUSING.

Source

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