HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at NYCO Minerals, Inc.
Start: 12/19/2013

220133610012 · 12/19/2013 · NYCO Minerals, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD 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: BRATTICE CURT,PLAS & CANV
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 4
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): S & B Industrial Minerals S A
Operator: NYCO Minerals, Inc.
Mine: 3000644

Narrative

Employee was working on Door400, the 400 ton hopper Mega door. While working on the door, the fabric lifting strap that raises and lowers the door broke and the door fell 8-10' down and struck employee on the head knocking his hard hat off. The door then struck his left shoulder and forearm that was on the railing of the scissor lift.

Source

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