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HANDLING OF MATERIALS
220000250012 · 01/18/2000 · U S Borax Inc
Details
- Degree of injury
- NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- Classification
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Struck by... NEC
- Occupation
- Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
- Activity
- Machine maintenance
- Injury source
- LOOSE DIRT AND MUD
- Nature of injury
- DUST IN EYES
- Body part
- EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
- Days lost
- —
- Mine experience
- 3.92 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- Rio Tinto Group
- Operator
- U S Borax Inc
- Mine
- 0400743
Narrative
EE STATES HE WAS HOSING DOWN THE NORTH DL TANK WHEN THE WATER SPRAY CAUSED THE MUD TO ""EXPLODE"" INTO HIS EYES.
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown