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220071770027 · 06/16/2007 · Grimes Rock Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
OTHER
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Welding or cutting
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
1
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Russell Cochran
Operator
Grimes Rock Inc
Mine
0405432

Narrative

The employee was cutting a piece of metal on a windy day and he thought that he got a piece of metal in his right eye, but it ended up being a rock in his right eye. Employee went to an urgent care facility and they flushed his eye and removed the rock. Doctors noted no damage was done and no other conditions that would delay patient's recovery.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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