HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Tilden Mining Company L C
Start: 08/26/2001

220012500017 · 08/26/2001 · Tilden Mining Company L C

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: LOOSE DIRT AND MUD
Nature of injury: SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 24 years

Operator

Controller (parent): U.S. Steel Canada; Cliffs Natural Resources Inc
Operator: Tilden Mining Company L C
Mine: 2000422

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING 10B DESLIME THICKNER UNDER FLOW PUMP DISCHARGE LINE TOGETHER. MET TECH OPENED CONE VALVE ON DESLIME THICKNER CAUSING FLOW TO DISCHARGE INTO LINE. FLOW FROM LINE HIT EMPLOY EE'S FACE AREA GETTING COARSE MATERIAL IN EYES. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN AND MEDICATION WAS ORDERED FOR HIS EYES.

Source

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