Hydrate Plant Operator

The employee was last seen on top of the tower and determined to be missing. The employee was found in a pipe traveling from the cyclone discharge box to the thickener tank. Investigation has revealed that the employee traveled outside the provided safe access to the cyclone discharge box. It is not yet determined how the employee entered the pipe.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

On February 25, 2021, at 8:48 a.m., Angel Mariscal-Robles, a 26-year-old plant operator with three years of mining experience, died when he entered a cyclone discharge box. Emergency personnel later found his body in a pipe connected to the bottom of the cyclone discharge box. The accident occurred because the mine operator: (1) did not have adequate policies and procedures in place for confined space or safe access, and (2) did not assure that miners were trained in confined space and safe access policies and procedures.

1. The mine operator did not have adequate policies and procedures in place for confined space entry or safe access.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator revised their written policies and procedures for safe access and confined space entry for this site. The mine operator updated their training plan for this site to include the revised policies and procedures. The mine operator provided training to all employees and managers in the revised policies/procedures. The mine operator will also include the training in annual refresher, newly hired experienced miner, and new miner training.

2. Miners were not task trained on safe access or confined space entry policies and procedures.

   Acción correctiva: The mine operator provided training to all miners and managers in the revised written policies and procedures. The mine operator will include the training in annual refresher, newly hired experienced miner and new miner training.

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

Actividad al momento del incidente

Machine Maintenance

Subunidad / ubicación

STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT

Tipo de accidente

Caída desde castillete, torre de perforación o torre

Fuente de la lesión

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

Naturaleza de la lesión

MULTIPLE INJURIES

Parte del cuerpo afectada

MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)

Experiencia minera total

3 years

Experiencia en esta mina

0 years

Experiencia en este puesto

0 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY