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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220140490028 · 02/10/2014 · United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Security guard, Watchman
Activity
Working with solvents
Injury source
SOAPS,DETER,CLN COMP,NEC
Nature of injury
SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
USX Corp (United States Steel Corp)
Operator
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations
Mine
2100282

Narrative

EE was putting a bottle of Windex outdoor solution onto a high shelf the holes on the front end of the bottle were not properly plugged by the yellow clip. When he reached up to put away the bottle solution poured out of one of the holes onto his safety glasses and into his right eye. There was no permanent eye damage identified when he was treated.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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