HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Rio Grande Silver, Inc.
Start: 03/07/2013

220130700018 · 03/07/2013 · Rio Grande Silver, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation: Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity: Working with chemicals
Injury source: ACIDS,ALKALI,WET CEMENT
Nature of injury: SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.06 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Hecla Mining Company
Operator: Rio Grande Silver, Inc.
Mine: 0500413

Narrative

Employee was emptying bags of cement in the dry pot machine and had all his PPE on. Employee started to sweat and the sweat ran down thru his goggles and into his eyes. After the task was completed, he took his goggles off and rubbed his left eye irritating it.

Source

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