HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at ASARCO LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company
Start: 04/07/2003

220031040085 · 04/07/2003 · ASARCO LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity: Electrical maintenance
Injury source: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: DUST IN EYES
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 6.07 years

Operator

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

Narrative

INJURED, PERFORMING ELECTRICAL GROUND CHECKS ON THE LOWER JIB HOIST AT THE EAST END OF THE TANKHOUSE, SUSTAINED A CORNEAL ABRASION TO THE RIGHT EYE. INJURY OCCURRED WHEN THE JIB BEAM WAS MOVED IN FRONT OF A LARGE WALL FAN AND DUST/ DEBRIS WAS BLOWN FROM THE BEAM INTO THE INJURED'S EYE.

Source

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