HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at U.S. Silica Company, LLC
Start: 07/30/2017

220172120008 · 07/30/2017 · U.S. Silica Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: ACIDS,ALKALI,WET CEMENT
Nature of injury: BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3.1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): USS Holdings Inc
Operator: U.S. Silica Company, LLC
Mine: 4602805

Narrative

The injured miner was placing an opened bag of Portland Cement next to the project, when a plume of the power like contents of the bag struck EE in EE's left eye. The miner washed EE's eye out at eye-wash station and received prescription pain medication at emergency room. The employee returned to work the next day.

Source

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