HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.
Start: 09/05/2024

220242550013 · 09/05/2024 · U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling 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: 0
Mine experience: 4.27 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Americas Gold and Silver Corporation
Operator: U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.
Mine: 1000082

Narrative

While fitting up a support for the fender of an LHD, debris fell from above the mechanic and entered EE's eye between EE's hard hat and safety glasses. The mechanic was taken to the eye doctor where a foreign body was removed from the eye and they were prescribed antibiotics for infection.

Source

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