Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INSTALLING LINER IN RAW MILL AS HE STOOD A LINER ON ITS END TO INSERT A BAR. THE LINER TIPPED OVER AND CAUGHT THE TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER, RIGHT HAND.
GCC Rio Grande, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2002
All MSHA-reportable accidents at GCC Rio Grande, Inc. operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2002
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Year
- 2002
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 02MACHINERY1 incident
- 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
All incidents in 2002
Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING OFF WELD SLAG WHEN A PIECE ENTERED HIS EYE, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS WEARING A FACE SHIELD.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
UPON ENTERING THE CONTROL ROOM AREA, EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON UNEVEN FLOOR.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A COAL MILL, REMOVING THE BOTTOM SHELF FROM THE MILL HOUSING. THE COAL MILL HOUSING TIPPED FORWARD, FALLING FROM ITS STAND TO THE FLOOR OF THE SHOP.