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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220093350009 · 11/18/2009 · Lafarge North America

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury
DUST IN EYES
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
0
Mine experience
7.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lafarge S A
Operator
Lafarge North America
Mine
2000044

Narrative

#75 screw was plugged. To unplug crew was planning to dump screw. As we were trying to restart screw dust silo above flushed through the restart screw. To stop flush we were attempting to close a quickopen door, during the attempt dust blew upward into faces. Employee received dust into left eye and immediately went to eyewash station to clean out eyes.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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