HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Mississippi Lignite Mining Company
Start: 08/20/2016

220162420018 · 08/20/2016 · Mississippi Lignite Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: LOOSE DIRT AND MUD
Nature of injury: DUST IN EYES
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 3
Mine experience: 3.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): NACCO Industries Inc
Operator: Mississippi Lignite Mining Company
Mine: 2200690

Narrative

Employee was in the process of setting up a light plant when a chunk of mud fell from the light fixture striking the employee on the left side of the face between the hard hat and safety glasses. Mud entered the left eye behind the safety glasses.

Source

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