MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Argos Puerto Rico Corp
Start: 05/19/2003

220031470001 · 05/19/2003 · Argos Puerto Rico Corp

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 179
Mine experience: 30 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Italcementi Spa
Operator: Argos Puerto Rico Corp
Mine: 5400120

Narrative

EE'S WERE ASSIGNED TO REMOVE THE BELT TENSION BY LIFTING THE COUNTERBALANCE OF CONVEYOR BELT. THEY STARTED SETTING UP THE BELT & HOOKING THE SLINGS TO THE CRANE & THE COUNTERBALANCE. THE CRANE STARTED LIFTING W/O ANY DIFFICULTIES. THEN THE BOOM TURNTABLE STARTED RIPPING APART, CAUSING THE BOOM TO FALL OVER ONTO THE CONVEYOR BELT. EE WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE HANDRAIL & BELT. FX BACK.

Source

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