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POWERED HAULAGE

220000980032 · 03/24/2000 · Ash Grove Aggregates Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Weighman, Scale person
Activity
Front-end loader
Injury source
PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
Mine experience
0.17 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Ash Grove Cement Company
Operator
Ash Grove Aggregates Inc
Mine
2301928

Narrative

SALES ASSISTANT SCALEMAN, WAS LOADING CUSTOMERS'TRUCKS WITH THE LOADER AND ROCK PARTICLES EMBEDDED INTO HIS LEFT EYE (EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS WEARING HIS ASSIGNED SAFETY GLASSES) HE WAITED UNTI L MONDAY 03/27/00 TO GO TO THE DR. AND THEY REMOVED ROCK SLIVERS. HE WORE A PATCH AND MADE SALES TICKETS UNTIL HE WAS FULLY RELEASED ON 03/31/00, WITH NO PERMANENT DAMAGE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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