EE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REPAIRS OF HIS LOADER BY REMOVING THE WORN UNIVERSAL JOINTS. HE WAS HOLDING THE DRIVE SHAFT UP WITH ONE HAND & REMOVING THE U-JOINT WITH THE OTHER. HE DID NOT EXPECT T HE SHAFT TO WEIGH SO MUCH. WHEN THE SHAFT DROPPED HE COULDN\T LET GO FAST ENOUGH & IT FELL ON HIS FINGER.
Castle Sand Plant Metal/Non-Metal
Castle Concrete Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Continental Materials Corp
El Paso County,
CO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503669
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Jan 1983
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file1983 · 1 incident
January 12, 1983
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Castle Concrete Company · Struck by falling object
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