HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Lehigh Southwest Cement Company
Start: 02/15/2021

220210560012 · 02/15/2021 · Lehigh Southwest Cement Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: DUST IN EYES
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Heidelberg Materials AG
Operator: Lehigh Southwest Cement Company
Mine: 0400034

Narrative

Employee removed a Cardox port cap on a fluidized silo without authorization, material started flowing from the Cardox port. Employee tried to replace dislodged cap and received dust in the right eye in the process.

Source

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