HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Imerys Filtration Minerals, Inc.
Start: 02/19/2013

220130510011 · 02/19/2013 · Imerys Filtration Minerals, Inc.

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: Mill equipment
Injury source: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: DUST IN EYES
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Imerys S A
Operator: Imerys Filtration Minerals, Inc.
Mine: 0402848

Narrative

Employee was packing a standard product in bags at 4AP when a bag corner failed allowing material to spray out onto the operator including his face and in his eyes. Employee was prescribed antibiotic ointment as a precaution.

Source

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