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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220033440008 · 11/25/2003 · Barrett Paving Materials Inc

Details

Degree of injury
ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID)
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Scalper-screen operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury
DUST IN EYES
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
Mine experience
0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Colas S A
Operator
Barrett Paving Materials Inc
Mine
2002867

Narrative

THE EE WAS CHIPPING ICE AWAY FROMT HE SCREW AT THE WET PLANT TO START THE PLANT UP. THE EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, HOWEVER, SAND PARTICLES NENCASED IN ICE ENTERED THE EE S EYES. THE EE REP ORTED TO THE CLINIC WHERE SHE HAD THE PARTICLES REMOVED FROM HER EYE VIA SWAB. THE PARTICLES WERE NOT EMBEDDED. THE EE BELIEVES THAT HER SAFETY GLASSES DO NOT FIT PROPERLY. EE NOT WEAR A FACE

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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