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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220153500013 · 12/12/2015 · Teck Alaska Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Welder (non-shop)
Activity
Grinding
Injury source
PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury
SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Teck Resources Limited
Operator
Teck Alaska Inc
Mine
5001545

Narrative

Employee felt something enter eye while working on 12/10/2015. Employee immediately flushed eye and felt no discomfort and did not report incident. Employee began feeling discomfort on the evening of 12/12/2015 again and reported to medic where he was found to have a mild abrasion and given eye drops.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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