HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at United States Gypsum Company
Start: 08/07/2020

220202330032 · 08/07/2020 · United States Gypsum Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Electrical maintenance
Injury source: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: DUST IN EYES
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 9 years

Operator

Controller (parent): USG Corporation
Operator: United States Gypsum Company
Mine: 1300434

Narrative

The employee was installing new light fixtures in the loading pocket. The mine was running production and dust was present in the environment each time the skips loaded. The employee was evaluated and diagnosed with a foreign object in the left eye.

Source

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