3 EE'S WERE USING A MECHANICAL SCREW JACK TO RAISE A PORTION OF THE CONE CRUSHER & SCREEN DECK FOR LEVELING PURPOSES. JACK BASE PLACEMENT WAS ON A PIECE OF STEEL I-BEAM 5 1/4"" WIDE. JACK BASE WAS 6 1/2"" CIRCUMFERENCE. JACK BASE NOT SUPPORTED SQUARELY ON A FIRM LIFTING SURFACE. EE'S USED 94"" CHEATER BAR TO PUT PRESSURE ON JACK BASE, CAUSING BASE TO BREAK & THROW EE'S AGAINST BARRIER
Tony J Beltramo & Sons IncMetal/Nonmetal
Tony J Beltramo & Sons Inc · Surface
Controlled by Shauna Beltramo; Timothy J Beltramo
Pueblo, Pueblo County, CO · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0503875
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2002
- Latest incident
- Oct 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2002 · 2 incidents
Struck against stationary object
Struck against stationary object
3 EE'S WERE USING A MECHANICAL SCREW JACK TO RAISE A PORTION OF THE CONE CRUSHER & SCREEN DECK FOR LEVELING PURPOSES. THE JACK FAILED RESULTING IN INJURY TO 2 OF THE EE'S. THE JACK BASE WAS N OT SUPPORTED SQUARELY ON FIRM LIFTING SURFACE. JACK FAILED USING A CHEATER BAR PUTTING PRESSUREON UNSUPPORTED BASE OF THE JACK CAUSING IT TO BREAK. THREW EE'S AGAINST CONCRETE SUPPORT BARRIER