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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220010790002 · 02/23/2001 · Lehigh Southwest Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
—
Mine experience
4.42 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator
Lehigh Southwest Cement Company
Mine
0400034

Narrative

ELECTRICIAN HAD TREADED CONDUIT EARLIER IN THE DAY. APPEARS THAT SOME OF THE METAL SHAVINGS WERE CAUGHT IN HIS HAIR AND SOMETIME LATER DROPPED INTO HIS LEFT EYE. A PIECE BECAME EMBEDDED AND HA D TO BE REMOVED. A PRESCRIPTION WAS WRITTEN. THIS WAS DONE 2-23 - DID NOT RECEIVE DR. REPORT UNTIL 3-6-01(ATTACHED)

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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