MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at ASARCO LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company
Start: 03/19/2003

220030900067 · 03/19/2003 · ASARCO LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Occupation: Coal/ore shovel operator, Shoveler, Power shoveler
Activity: Haulage or Dump truck
Injury source: HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 6.78 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Grupo Mexico S A B de C V
Operator: ASARCO LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company
Mine: 0200134

Narrative

INJURED, OPERATING A HAUL TRUCK WAS BACKING INTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF #578 SHOVEL TO GET LOADED. THE SHOVEL OPERATOR, WITH THE DIPPER POSITIONED IN THE AIR, ATTEMPTED TO SET THE HOIST BRAKE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. IN THE ATTEMPT TO SET THE HOIST BRAKE, THE BRAKE WAS UN-INTENTIONALLY RELEASED. AS THE SHOVEL OPERATOR RELEASED THE HOIST CONTROL THE DIPPER FREE-FELL STRIKING THE DUMP BOX.

Source

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