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MACHINERY

220190880024 · 03/20/2019 · Carolina Stalite Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
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
SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
0
Mine experience
4.29 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Judith H Johnson; Jeffrey V Goodman
Operator
Carolina Stalite Company
Mine
3100136

Narrative

Employee was performing maintenance on a dust pump. After replacing a butterfly valve and an auger bearing, the system was activated. The pump wouldn't discharge so the employee pressed the power switch again, the pump discharged sending fly ash out through the sliding hopper gate. Fly ash entered around the employee's safety glasses into eyes.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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