← MSHA accidents

MACHINERY

220050530070 · 02/17/2005 · Eland Construction, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Martin A Steiner
Operator
Eland Construction, Inc.
Mine
0405617

Narrative

While the employee was repairing the skirting on the cone crusher discharge belt, a metal shaving from a grinder being used on the outside of the discharge belt by his co-worker came in through a 2"" space on the side and bounced off the conveyor belt and his him in the right eye.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown