HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at GCC Rio Grande, Inc.
Start: 09/22/2016

220162700009 · 09/22/2016 · GCC Rio Grande, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: CHAIN HOIST, CHAIN BLOCK
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: TOE(S)/PHALANGES
Days lost: 5
Mine experience: 31 years

Operator

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

Narrative

While work on #2 Coal Mill using chain hoist to pull motors back in place to tighten belts EE picked up the chain hoist and pulled on it. The chain flew toward EE's right foot and the chain hook struck right behind the steal toe and injured EE's foot little toe.

Source

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