Struck against stationary object
Employee was checking the hardness of a sheet of plate steel. While making this check, employee's hand came in contact with the rough edge on a piece of plate steel adjacent to the piece being checked.
All MSHA-reportable accidents at GCC Rio Grande, Inc. operations in 2004. Fatalities appear first.
Employee was checking the hardness of a sheet of plate steel. While making this check, employee's hand came in contact with the rough edge on a piece of plate steel adjacent to the piece being checked.
Employee was operating forklift in the plant warehouse. While backing up, the forklift hit a box, knocking it over. Employee tried to stop the box from tipping over with his right foot.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A SOUND SCREEN AND DESCRIBED A MOMENT OF INATTENTION. AT THAT TIME HE ALLEGES HE HOOKED HIS RIGHT FOOT UNDER THE SCREEN FRAME AND TRIPPED, DROPPING HIS RIGHT KNEE TO THE GROUND.