HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lehigh Northeast Cement Company
Start: 02/11/2002

220020510023 · 02/11/2002 · Lehigh Northeast Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source: ACIDS,ALKALI,WET CEMENT
Nature of injury: BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 2
Mine experience: 0.32 years

Operator

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

Narrative

WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING INTO THE 1104 DRAGLINE, THE TIPPING VALVES OPENED UP, BLOWING DUST OUT OF THE INSPECTION COVER, HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE EYES, CAUSING A CORNEAL ABRASION TO THE LEFT EYE.

Source

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