HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC
Start: 01/23/2004

220040300035 · 01/23/2004 · Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 14.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent): BPU Reynolds Inc
Operator: Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC
Mine: 4100906

Narrative

INJURED EE WAS LOOKING UP WHILE A COWORKER HOISTED A 5-GAL BUCKET OF TOOLS UP TO A WORK PLATFORM. THE INJURED EE FELT A FOREIGN BODY ENTER HIS RIGHT EYE. THE EE'S EYE WAS FLUSHED AT THE PLANT MEDICAL FACILITY & EE FELT FINE. THE FOLLOWING DAY (1/24/04) EE'S RT EYE WAS IRRITATED AGAIN. HE WAS REFERRED TO A LOCAL OPTHOMOLOGIST FOR EVALUATION. OPHTHOMOLOGIST REMOVED A SMALL (<1 MM) FO

Source

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