Maintenance Man
An employee received burn injuries from exposure to hot water and caustic liquid, when they entered an area where the liquids accumulated on the ground. Employee fell into an open sump hole while walking into the work area.
Texto original en inglés de la MSHA
On August 4, 2024, at 12:58 p.m., Curtis Diggs, a 45-year-old industrial technician from Waste-Pro USA with one month of mining experience, stepped into an opening in the floor created by the removal of a sump pump and received thermal and chemical burns to his body. On September 2, 2024, Diggs was pronounced dead from his injuries. The accident occurred because the mine operator did not: 1) install barricades or covers on the opening in the floor, 2) maintain the floor area in a dry condition, and 3) conduct workplace examinations and correct hazardous conditions.
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The mine operator and the contractor did not install barricades or covers in the opening on the floor.
Acción correctiva: The mine operator and contract company trained all miners in the procedures for installing barricades when openings in the flooring exist.
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The mine operator did not maintain the floor area in a dry condition.
Acción correctiva: The mine operator repaired the sump pump and installed it back into the opening. The company also trained all miners in the sump pump and grading removal procedure.
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The mine operator and the contractor did not conduct workplace examinations and correct hazardous conditions.
Acción correctiva: The mine operator and contractor trained all miners and contractors on the workplace examination requirements. Examinations were conducted and verified.
Hallazgos del informe final de investigación de la MSHA, que sustituye la narrativa preliminar anterior.
- Actividad al momento del incidente
- Walking, Running
- Subunidad / ubicación
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Tipo de accidente
- Absorción de radiaciones, cáusticos, sustancias tóxicas y nocivas
- Fuente de la lesión
- CHEMICALS,CHEM COMP,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
- Naturaleza de la lesión
- BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
- Parte del cuerpo afectada
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Experiencia minera total
- 0 years
- Experiencia en esta mina
- 0 years
- Experiencia en este puesto
- 1 year
- Grado de la lesión
- FATALITY
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- Informe final de investigación: Lee el informe final de la MSHA
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Registro del accidente:
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luego busque el número de documento
220242290018(la clave única por Formulario MSHA 7000-1) -
Registro de la mina:
Sistema de Recuperación de Datos de Minas de la MSHA
y busque por ID de mina
1600352 - Todos los conjuntos de datos de la MSHA: Directorio del programa de Datos Abiertos del Gobierno que cubre Accidentes, Minas, Inspecciones, Infracciones, etc.