HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lafarge Midwest Incorporated
Start: 09/26/2011

220112780018 · 09/26/2011 · Lafarge Midwest Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Observe operations
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: DUST IN EYES
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 20 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Lafarge S A
Operator: Lafarge Midwest Incorporated
Mine: 1400073

Narrative

Employee looking up at return roller on conveyor belt. Roller was slipping & located about 15' above employee. Roller knocked dust loose which irritated employee's left eye (safety glasses were in use). Flushed eye with solution & continued shift (feeling better). Reached home, irritation started again, went to ER to have 3 tiny pieces of metal removed (barely visible).

Source

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