MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Lehigh Southwest Cement Company
Start: 02/19/2002

220020630114 · 02/19/2002 · Lehigh Southwest Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Grinding
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 1.63 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Lehigh Southwest Cement Company
Mine: 0400034

Narrative

EE WAS WORKING INSIDE THE KILN-GRINDING THE METAL SURFACE TO PREPARE IT FOR REFRACTORS. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES BUT NOT GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD AS REQUIRED. WHILE GRINDING OVERHEAD HE FEL T MATERIAL IN HIS RT EYE. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT & WENT HOME. BY NEXT MORNING EYE WAS VERY IRRITATED & HE WAS ESCORTED TO MD. DIAGNOSIS: TINY PIECE OF METAL EMBEDDED IN EYE & HAD TO BE REMOVED

Source

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