Mechanic Helper

September 13, 1988 at 1:15 PM

ARGOS ROBERTA PLANT · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Blue Circle Cement (Blue Circle Industries Plc)

Contractor on site: N0M

Shelby County, AL

Classification HOISTING

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

MEN INSTALLING GOVERNOR CABLE ON MANLIFT.THEY WERE SPOTTING CAR AT 2ND LEVEL.ONE MAN WAS ON TOP.OTHER MAN WAS TO SPOT CAR FOR PROPER HEIGHT TO REMOVE CABLE CLAMP UNDER CAR.AT THIS TIME CAR RAN DOWN PINNING MAN BETWEEN CAR AND STRUCTURAL STEEL.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: HOISTING APPARATUS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 2 years
Experience at this mine: 2 years
Experience in this job: 2 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219882710001 · Mine ID 0100629 Trainer view →