MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.
Start: 04/14/2021

220211090017 · 04/14/2021 · Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Welder (non-shop)
Activity: Grinding
Injury source: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: DUST IN EYES
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Equinox Gold
Operator: Western Mesquite Mines, Inc.
Mine: 0404614

Narrative

Employee was finishing up grinding some brackets for a project when EE felt some debris go into EE's left eye. EE tried flushing it but didn't help so EE came to safety to have it flushed as well but was still irritating EE. Safety took EE to the clinic.

Source

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