HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at M & M Clays Incorporated
Start: 09/12/2003

220032650034 · 09/12/2003 · M & M Clays Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source: LOOSE DIRT AND MUD
Nature of injury: OTHER INJURY,NEC
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 3
Mine experience: 4.9 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Gary W Meier
Operator: M & M Clays Incorporated
Mine: 0900229

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS ON A PLATFORM PUNCHING OUT THE CLAY HOPPER WHICH HAD GOTTEN CLOGGED WITH WET CLAY. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ON THE GROUND TOSSED UP A LUMP OF CLAY TO GET HIS ATTENTION. THE LUMP OF CLAY S TRUCK HIS LEFT EYE. HE RINSED HIS EYE WITH WATER AND COMPLETED HIS SHIFT. HE DID NOT TELL HIS SUPERVISOR. THE EYE BECAME MORE IRRITATED OVER THE WEEKEND. HE SAW A DOCTOR ON 9/15.

Source

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