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DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS

220143390008 · 12/03/2014 · Unimin Specialty Minerals Inc

Details

Degree of injury
OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6
Classification
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Accident type
Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Unknown
Injury source
PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury
SILICOSIS
Body part
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
28.25 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
S C R-Sibelco Nv
Operator
Unimin Specialty Minerals Inc
Mine
1101981

Narrative

A chest x-ray taken during 2006 for Unimin's medical surveillance program was interpreted by a NIOSH Certified B-Reader as normal. The 2006 chest x-ray was recently re-studied by 3 different NIOSH Certified B-Readers for an industrial sand epidemiology study & found to have radiographic indications of occupational lung disease with a median profusion classification of 1/0.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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