HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Eagle River Coal LLC
Start: 01/16/2017

220170270011 · 01/16/2017 · Eagle River Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: DUST IN EYES
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 4
Mine experience: 1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Franks LLC
Operator: Eagle River Coal LLC
Mine: 1103212

Narrative

Employee was cleaning threads out on a D11 track frame. Employee was using a bolt and an impact gun to clean the threads. When employee was done, employee sprayed thread cleaner in the hole. This caused material to shoot out into the employee's eye.

Source

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