Steel Worker

Employee was changing a cable pulley that raised and lowered a load spout. While installing the new pulley, something broke. The cable struck the employee in the head area fatally injuring the employee. The investigation is still ongoing to determine the exact cause.

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

On August 9, 2016, Richard J. Snyder (age 33), was fatally injured while changing sheave wheels at a cascading barge loadout chute. The victim was positioned between slackened wire ropes and the chute when the chute dropped. This caused a loss of slack in the wire ropes, which pinned the victim against the chute. The accident occurred because the operator and contractor failed to ensure the chute was blocked against hazardous motion and the means used to raise the chute were beyond the manufacturer’s design capacity.

1. The operator and contractor failed to ensure miners were following proper procedures to block equipment against hazardous motion.

   Acción correctiva: The operator and contractor implemented a plan to ensure proper procedures are utilized to block equipment against hazardous motion and operator and contractor employees have been trained in this plan.

2. The means used to raise the chute were beyond the manufacturer’s design capacity.

   Acción correctiva: The operator and contractor provided training to operator and contractor employees regarding the proper steps and means, according to manufacturer’s design, for raising and lowering the chute system.

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 que cae

Fuente de la lesión

CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY

Naturaleza de la lesión

MULTIPLE INJURIES

Parte del cuerpo afectada

HEAD,NEC

Experiencia minera total

4 years

Experiencia en esta mina

3 years

Experiencia en este puesto

5 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY