HOISTING

Name: HOISTING at U S Gypsum Company
Start: 09/23/2024

220242680028 · 09/23/2024 · U S Gypsum Company

Details

Degree of injury: ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification: HOISTING
Accident type: Accident type, without injuries
Occupation: —
Activity: —
Injury source: —
Nature of injury: —
Body part: —
Days lost: —
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): USG Corporation
Operator: U S Gypsum Company
Mine: 1200427

Narrative

The east gate solenoid valve failed causing the hoist man to switch to maintenance mode. The gate did not shut, causing rock to overflow into the skip and cause a pile at the bottom of the shaft. No miners were present in the area of the incident.

Source

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