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MACHINERY

220240860004 · 03/18/2024 · Roanoke Cement Co., LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Occupation
Utility man, Shift tech, Service/Dump truck operator
Activity
Blow gun, Airlance
Injury source
PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury
BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
0
Mine experience
9.44 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Titan Cement International S A
Operator
Roanoke Cement Co., LLC
Mine
4400068

Narrative

An employee was trying to clear a lump of hardened material from above the silo rotary feeder. They used an air lance through a port to get the material to start flowing. The silo became pressurized with the use of the air lance and cement came out of the port and blew into the employee's eye. The employee received a chemical burn to their eye.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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