HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Teichert Aggregates
Start: 09/15/2017

220172830052 · 09/15/2017 · Teichert Aggregates

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Teichert Inc
Operator: Teichert Aggregates
Mine: 0402792

Narrative

While removing the retarder on a 633 mega scraper the retarder valve fell and struck the employee in the eye area. The employee was wearing safety glasses at the time of the incident. The angle of the falling valve knocked the glasses off and the employee got cut by the sharp metal of the valve. Employee sustained two lacerations on outside of right eyelid.

Source

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