MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Unimin Corp
Start: 08/08/2011

220112270023 · 08/08/2011 · Unimin Corp

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity: Grinding
Injury source: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.79 years

Operator

Controller (parent): S C R-Sibelco Nv
Operator: Unimin Corp
Mine: 3100673

Narrative

Employee was grinding welds with a grinder while wearing safety glasses and a full face shield. It appeared some of the grind must have bounced off the metal wall behind him and entered from the side.

Source

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