MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Columbia River Carbonates
Start: 12/06/2007

220073480029 · 12/06/2007 · Columbia River Carbonates

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Grinding
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: 0.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Northwest Carbonates; Bleeck Management
Operator: Columbia River Carbonates
Mine: 4503286

Narrative

Miner was using a hand grinder on a steel framework. He was wearing safety glasses but a piece of metal lodged in his eye. He was transported to an optometric physician who removed the fragment(s) and he was released the same day to return to work with no restrictions. Miner re-instructed on requirement to wear face shield or goggles when grinding.

Source

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