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MACHINERY

220071840008 · 06/26/2007 · Lafarge North America Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Hand tools (powered)
Injury source
PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury
OTHER INJURY,NEC
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.33 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lafarge S A
Operator
Lafarge North America Inc
Mine
4500805

Narrative

On 6/27/07 employee reported that at approx. 2:30 P.M. on the previous day, his eye started bothering him, which he thought was his contact lense, because he could not identify anything in particular he was doing that would bother his eye. The employee had been doing some jackhammering and may have gotten dust in eye without realizing it.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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