← MSHA accidents

HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220040230011 · 01/17/2004 · Lafarge North America

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Hand tools (powered)
Injury source
PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury
SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
—
Mine experience
2.53 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lafarge S A
Operator
Lafarge North America
Mine
2300158

Narrative

EE WAS MOVING A JACK HAMMER AT THE GROUND LEVEL SHOP 47. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS, BUT WHEN HE LOOKED UP, HE FELT SOMETHING FALL INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS TREATED & SUFF ERED A CORNEAL ABRASION.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown