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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220210960022 · 04/01/2021 · Knife River Corporation-Northwest

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
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
2.92 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
MDU Resources Group Inc
Operator
Knife River Corporation-Northwest
Mine
3503558

Narrative

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ACITVITIES ON A CONVEYOR, EE DISLODGED MATERIAL THAT WENT BETWEEN THEIR FACE AND SAFETY GLASSES CONTACTING THEIR LEFT EYE. EE WAS EVALUATED AS HAVING A CORNEAL ABRASION AND PRESCRIBED EYE DROPS.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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