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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220232980032 · 10/16/2023 · O-N Minerals (Chemstone Company)

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Dry screening plant operator, Screen house 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
3.73 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Carmeuse Holding SA
Operator
O-N Minerals (Chemstone Company)
Mine
4400064

Narrative

An employee was blowing dirt off of their clothes and felt as if something blew in their eye. By the start of the shift that afternoon the employee told the foreman about the incident and if it got worse employee was going to the doctor. After their shift, around 2:00AM they went the emergency room to be examined.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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