HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at GCC Rio Grande, Inc.
Start: 04/25/2003

220031210065 · 04/25/2003 · GCC Rio Grande, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 6.92 years

Operator

Controller (parent): GCC SAB de CV
Operator: GCC Rio Grande, Inc.
Mine: 2900013

Narrative

INJURED EE WAS WORKING WITH WITNESS TO REPLACE THE FREIGHT ELEVATOR DOOR COUNTERWEIGHT CABLE ON THE CABLE'S PULLEY. INJURED EE HAD BEEN HOLDING UP THE COUNTERWEIGHT AND RELEASED THE COUNTERWEI GHT WHEN THE WITNESS HAD TAKEN CONTROL OF THE COUNTERWEIGHT USING THE CABLE FROM ABOVE. THE WEIGHT DROPPED WHEN THE CABLE SLIPPED FROM THE CONTROL OF THE WITNESS, HITTING THE LEFT INDEX FINGE

Source

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