ASARCO RAY COMPLEX TUNNEL — Accidents

Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/02/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE WAS UNLOADING A LARGE LOAD OF 6""METAL PIPE FROM A TRAILER. HE CUT METAL STAKES ON ONE SIDE OF THE LOAD USING TEMPORARY SUPPORT. THEN, HE CUT CROSS CHAINS ON THE OTHER SIDE CAUSING UPRIG HTS TO SNA...
08/17/2002 ELECTRICAL FATALITY Fatal A PORTABLE TOILET WAS MOUNTED ON A RAILCAR. ALONG THE SIDES OF THE TUNNEL, AT 200 FEET INTERVALS ARE LIGHTS, ALONG WITH JUNCTION BOXES. THIS LIGHTING SYSTEM IS 480 VOLTS. AS THE RAILCAR WAS BE ING MOV...
04/30/2002 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED EE WAS HOOKING UP A CONCRETE PUMP TO A FLAT CAR. THE LOCI OPERATOR SIGNALLED THAT HE WAS GOING TO MOVE. INJURED EE DID NOT MOVE HIS HAND IN TIME. HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TRAIN COUPLING S.
04/26/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost WHILE UNLOADING FORM DUTCHMANS, INJURED EE TRIPPED ON A 4'X 4' PIECE OF TIMBER CAUSING A DUTCHMAN TO FALL OFF & ONTO HIS RIGHT LEG.
03/08/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None WHILE LOADING RAIL BY HAND ONTO A FLAT CAR, INJURED EE PINCHED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN A PIECE OF RAIL & THE FLAT CAR.
05/31/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted EE WAS INSTALLING BOLTS IN THE TBM GRIPPER SHILED WHEN HE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE DRILL AND DROPPED IT ON HIS LEFT HAND. TAKEN TO ER FOR TREATMENT AND RELEASED TO WORK. ON 6-5-01 HIS HAND BECAME SWOLLEN...
05/07/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost SCISSOR LIFT DEVELOPED A HYDRAULIC LEAK AND THE SAFETY SWITCH KICKED IN AND LOCKED IT IN PLACE.
12/18/2000 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A.C. UNIT ON OFFICE TRAILER USED BY ENGINEERS HIRED BY ASARCO OVERHEATED PRODUCING SMOKE AND FUMES. OFFICE WAS UNOCCUPIED AT THE TIME. THE ELECTRICAL POWER WAS SHUT DOWN AND WATER APPLIED UNTI L 13:40...
12/12/2000 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None POOR GROUND CONDITIONS IN A FAULT ZONE REQUIRED THE USE OF A ROCK STABILIZING GROUT. ROMLOK 70 WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE OF ITS STRENGTH. SMOKE VISIBLE FROM FAULT AREA PER CALL TO CONTRACTOR 4/11/01
11/22/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A PARTIALLY INSTALLED GROUND SUPPORTING RING STEEL FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S ""PINKIE"" FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.