HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP
Start: 03/19/2001

220010890061 · 03/19/2001 · Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 1
Mine experience: 6.76 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Eagle Materials Inc & Heidelberger Zement Ag
Operator: Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP
Mine: 4102781

Narrative

INJURED WORKER AND HIS SUPERVISOR WERE CHECKING A FAULTY DUST COLLECTOR AND HAD OPENED THE INSPECTION DOOR. DUST BLEW OUT OF THE DOOR AND INTO THE WORKER'S FACE RESULTING IN A CORNEAL ABRASIO N TO THE RIGHT EYE. THE WORKER ADMITTED TO TAKING HIS SAFETY GLASSES OFF WHEN LOOKING INTO HOPPER.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown