Fatality · MSHA Record #219921320001

Auger Helper fatality at Galveston Grinding Plant (M-I Drilling Fluids Company), TX, May 4, 1992

at 11:45 PM

On May 4, 1992, an auger helper was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Galveston Grinding Plant (M-I Drilling Fluids Company), TX.

Galveston Grinding Plant · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: M-I Drilling Fluids Company (Dresser Industries Inc et al)

Galveston County, TX

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN PULLEYS ON CRUDE ORE LONG BELT LEADING TO STORAGE TANKS, WHEN HE WAS PULLED INTO A PINCH POINT USING BROKEN HANDLE HOE TO SCRAPE THE PULLEY, SYSTEM HAD NOT BEEN DE-ENGERG IZED OR LOCKED OUT AND WAS STILL IN OPERATION

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Hand Tools (Not Powered)
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 9 years
Experience at this mine: 9 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219921320001 · Mine ID 4102515 Trainer view →