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MACHINERY

220081500003 · 05/21/2008 · Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Hand tools (powered)
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
0.79 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc.
Mine
1201150

Narrative

Employee was grinding a bore hole on a standard crusher mainframe. The employee put the grinder down, picked up the polisher, looked up to not hit his head on the mainframe and steel fell off his grinding shield. The steel fragments went behind safety glasses and into employees right eye.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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