MACHINERY

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

220031470003 · 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: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost: 10
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE'S WERE ASSIGNED TO REMOVE TENSION BY LIFTING THE COUNTERBALANCE OF CONVEYOR BELT. THEY STARTED SETTING UP THE BELT & HOOKING THE SLINGS TO THE CRANE & COUNTERBALANCE, THE CRANE STARTED LIFT ING W/O ANY DIFFICULTY. IN A MATTER OF SECONDS THE BOOM TURNTABLE STARTED RIPPING APART, CAUSING THE BOOM TO FALL OVER ONTO CONVEYOR BELT. EE HIT BY HANDRAILS & PINNED BETWEEN BELT & RAILS.

Source

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