HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at The Monarch Cement Company
Start: 12/16/2014

220143580002 · 12/16/2014 · The Monarch Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: ACIDS,ALKALI,WET CEMENT
Nature of injury: BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 3
Mine experience: 42.56 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Monarch Cement Company
Operator: The Monarch Cement Company
Mine: 1400124

Narrative

Employee was packaging cement into 70lb. Masonry bag when bag exploded blowing cement underneath his safety glasses into his right eye. Employee was taken to local eye specialist. The eye specialist required the employee to be off work for 3 days to allow the eye to heal. Eye received a chemical burn and abrasion around the cornea.

Source

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