HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lehigh Northeast Cement Company
Start: 08/12/2015

220152260011 · 08/12/2015 · Lehigh Northeast 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: Utility man, Shift tech, Service/Dump truck operator
Activity: Walking, Running
Injury source: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Lehigh Northeast Cement Company
Mine: 3000585

Narrative

The employee walked into an area that was inundated with dust to try and put a 4"" cap back on to the pant leg of silo 29N. The force of the material coming through a 4"" opening knocked off his dust mask and safety glasses, causing a scratch to his left eye and difficulty breathing.

Source

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