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MACHINERY

220010570073 · 02/13/2001 · Stavola Construction Materials Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Flash burns (welding)
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Welding or cutting
Injury source
MACHINE,NEC-WELDR,OFC MAC
Nature of injury
ELECT.ARC BURN-NOT CONTAC
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
—
Mine experience
13.05 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Joseph Stavola III; Richard J Stavola
Operator
Stavola Construction Materials Inc
Mine
2800015

Narrative

EE WAS WORKING IN THE SECONDARY PLANT WELDING ONSCREENS WITH ANOTHER EE. HE WAS WELDING ONE SIDEAND SECOND EE WAS WELDING THE OTHER. EE STATES HE WAS WAKEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH THIS PAINFUL BURNING IN BOTH EYES AND WAS HAVING TROUBLE SEEING. HE WAS RUSHED TO EMERGENCY WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ACUTE KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS INBOTH EYES.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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