HOISTING

Name: HOISTING at U S Gypsum Company
Start: 11/25/2002

220023360017 · 11/25/2002 · U S Gypsum Company

Details

Degree of injury: ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification: HOISTING
Accident type: Accident type, without injuries
Occupation: —
Activity: —
Injury source: —
Nature of injury: —
Body part: —
Days lost: —
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): USG Corporation
Operator: U S Gypsum Company
Mine: 1200427

Narrative

IN PREPARATION FOR A PLANNED HOIST RENOVATION INDECEMBER, THE PLANT ELECTRICIANS INSTALLED A SETOF NEW SHAFT SWITCHES. DUE TO UNEXPECTED SENSITIVITY OF THE SWITCHES THE LOADING SHAFT INADVERTE NTLY ACTIVATED CAUSING THE HOIST TO BECOME INOPERABLE.

Source

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