HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at PCS Phosphate Company Inc
Start: 12/12/2001

220013620012 · 12/12/2001 · PCS Phosphate Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Move non-self-propelled equip
Injury source: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: DUST IN EYES
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 20.76 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
Operator: PCS Phosphate Company Inc
Mine: 2500554

Narrative

EE WAS WORKING IN THE NORTH SIDE OF THE FEED INGREDIENTS PLANT. THEY WERE LOWERING A DUCT FOR THE NEW SCRUBBER. THE WEATHER WAS DRY AND WINDY THAT DAY. A HOLE WAS CUT IN THE ROOF TO LOWER DUCT THROUGH. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND HARD HAT WHEN DUST CAME DOWN FROM THE ROOF LEVEL. A PARTICLE OF DUST BECAME ENTRAPPED IN HIS LEFT EYE.

Source

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