HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Lehigh Southwest Cement
Start: 08/23/2008

220082390017 · 08/23/2008 · Lehigh Southwest Cement

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: ACIDS,ALKALI,WET CEMENT
Nature of injury: BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 7.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Lehigh Southwest Cement
Mine: 0400196

Narrative

Employee was cleaning the spitzer in the finish mill when a spec of cement blew past his PPE and got caught under his eyelid. He was seen by a doctor who irrigated the eye and removed the dust spec. A mild corneal abrasion was noted from the effects of the cement and irrigation.

Source

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