HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lehigh Northeast Cement Company
Start: 10/24/2001

220013090107 · 10/24/2001 · Lehigh Northeast Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: ACIDS,ALKALI,WET CEMENT
Nature of injury: BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 1
Mine experience: 7 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Dyckerhoff & Heidelberger Zement Ag
Operator: Lehigh Northeast Cement Company
Mine: 3000585

Narrative

THE EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING CEMENT IN ALLEY 4. CEMENT IN THE BIN FELL FROM THE SIDES OF THE BIN AND MADE AN UNCONTROLLABLE RUSH AT THE GATES. THE EMPLOYEE CLOSED THE GATES BUT THE CEMENT SQUIRTED OUT OF THE CHUTE ALLEGEDLY HITTING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT SIDE IF THE FACE, CAUSING CEMENT DUST TO GET BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

Source

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