HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Riverside Refractories Inc
Start: 10/09/2008

220082910033 · 10/09/2008 · Riverside Refractories Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Working with chemicals
Injury source: CHEMICALS,CHEM COMP,NEC
Nature of injury: BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 2
Mine experience: 0.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): William C Morris
Operator: Riverside Refractories Inc
Mine: 0101112

Narrative

Employee was transferring sodium silicate from 55 gallon drum to mixer. When opening drum, sodium silicate splashed into his eyes. Employee was not wearing safety glasses. Employee's eyes were flushed out with water at eyewash station & then he wash carried to emergency room.

Source

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