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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220202820003 · 10/01/2020 · Hecla Limited

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Supply man, Supply worker, Nipper
Activity
Handling explosives
Injury source
PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury
DUST IN EYES
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.56 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Hecla Mining Company
Operator
Hecla Limited
Mine
1000088

Narrative

An employee was helping load a trench round in 15-E, EE was bent over loading a hole in front of the vent bag and the EE next to EE was filling a hole full of stemming material, while doing so some of the dust from the dry material blew in to EE's face getting some into EE's right eye.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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