HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lafarge North America
Start: 06/07/2007

220071630011 · 06/07/2007 · Lafarge North America

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Front-end loader
Injury source: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: DUST IN EYES
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.29 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Lafarge S A
Operator: Lafarge North America
Mine: 3300069

Narrative

Employee was operating the bobcat inside and outside the baghouse, removing piles of CKD dust that had built up. EE said that he noticed his eye was feeling irritated. At some point in time, dust flew beneath his safety glasses and entered his eye.

Source

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