Maintenance Man

Mechanic was looking over the hydraulic equipment on a service truck when something failed & struck the mechanic in head above right eye. Mechanic fell back onto the garage floor.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

On Thursday, November 29, 2018, at approximately 1:05 p.m., George Ney, a 50-year-old mechanic with 29 years of mining experience, received a critical injury while examining the hydraulic system on a service truck. The hydraulic system had been modified earlier that day, causing excessive pressure to flow to a fitting that burst, propelling a temperature sensor into Ney’s forehead. The victim died of his injuries on December 30, 2018. The accident occurred because Ney and other miners were not trained in safe procedures for working on the hydraulic system.

1. The mine operator did not provide adequate task training on the hydraulic system on the truck before miners performed work on the hydraulic system.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator developed new task training incorporating best practices. The operator provided new task training to miners who maintain and/or repair hydraulic systems. This training included safe work procedures when working on hydraulic systems, with instruction to not pressurize hydraulic systems prior to the completion of repairs.

Hallazgos del informe final de investigación de la MSHA, que sustituye la narrativa preliminar anterior.

Actividad al momento del incidente

Machine Maintenance

Subunidad / ubicación

MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT

Tipo de accidente

Golpeado por objeto proyectado

Fuente de la lesión

METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)

Naturaleza de la lesión

CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND

Parte del cuerpo afectada

HEAD,NEC

Experiencia minera total

29 years

Experiencia en esta mina

29 years

Experiencia en este puesto

29 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY