HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Ash Grove Cement Company
Start: 04/29/2014

220141190051 · 04/29/2014 · Ash Grove Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Prep plant foreman, Supervisor, Mill plant supervisor, Kiln supervisor
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: DUST IN EYES
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 16.58 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Ash Grove Cement Company
Operator: Ash Grove Cement Company
Mine: 2400015

Narrative

The employee was lowering a ramp from the hood of the kiln to the front of the kiln. When he got the ramp near the floor, he let the door drop the last few inches. It caused a puff of dust which caused something to get into his right eye. He flushed the eye multiple times to no avail.

Source

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