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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220192310011 · 08/06/2019 · Smith's Heavy Equipment, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Master mechanic, Foreman, Supervisor
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury
DUST IN EYES
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1.37 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Rachel Smith
Operator
Smith's Heavy Equipment, Inc.
Mine
3003988

Narrative

8/6 Employee was repairing machine. EE was fine until they got home and felt a lot of pain in right eye. EE thinks a piece of dirt went into the eye. 8/8 they went to Urgent Care. They found something small in the eye. They scraped it and gave EE eyedrops. 8/18 eye was red and vision is fuzzy.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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