HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated
Start: 06/20/2017

220171840014 · 06/20/2017 · Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.96 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Holcim Ltd
Operator: Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated
Mine: 3000006

Narrative

While cleaning the pre-heater tower at the level 1A feed shelf, and wearing the proper personal protective equipment, a large plume of dust came up and under EE's face shield and safety glasses and got into EE's right eye. The tower went slightly positive. The injury is a corneal abrasion of the right eye.

Source

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