MACHINERY

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

220031470002 · 05/19/2003 · Argos Puerto Rico Corp

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Fall from machine
Occupation: Crane operator, Mobile equipment operator (MEO), Dragline operator, Dropball operator, Rigger
Activity: Escaping a hazard
Injury source: GROUND
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: 8
Mine experience: 32 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE WAS ASSIGNED TO REMOVE THE BELT TENSION BY LIFTING THE COUNTERBALANCE OF CONVEYOR BELT. EE POSITIONED THE CRANE EAST OF BELT. MAINTENANCE EE'S STARTED SETTING UP THE BELT & HOOKING THE SLIN GS TO THE CRANE & THE COUNTERBALANCE. THE CRANE STARTED LIFTING THE COUNTERBALANCE W/O ANY DIFFICULTY, THEN THE BOOM TURNTABLE STARTED RIPPING APART, EE JUMPED FROM THE CRANE & WAS INJURED.

Source

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