HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Echo Bay Exploration Inc.
Start: 08/13/2018

220182280018 · 08/13/2018 · Echo Bay Exploration Inc.

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: Miner, NEC
Activity: Working with chemicals
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: 5.25 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Kinross Gold Corp
Operator: Echo Bay Exploration Inc.
Mine: 4503336

Narrative

While applying poly foam to the 1715 area, a fitting failed on the application hose and an employee got sprayed in the face with poly foam. The employee was wearing safety glasses with side protection but the foam got up under the glasses and into the eyes of the employee.

Source

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