HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Asbury Graphite Mills Inc
Start: 04/15/2023

220231100010 · 04/15/2023 · Asbury Graphite Mills Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: DUST IN EYES
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 4
Mine experience: 28.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Asbury Carbons Inc
Operator: Asbury Graphite Mills Inc
Mine: 2800956

Narrative

Employee was changing socks on a dust collector, during the process excess graphite built up on employees hard hat. While exiting the job, dust broke free from hardhat and entered employees left eye. Safety glasses were worn at the time of accident.

Source

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