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MACHINERY

220250490034 · 02/08/2025 · River Cement Company dba Buzzi Unicem USA

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
NEC
Occupation
Carpenter
Activity
Idle
Injury source
ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury
OTHER INJURY,NEC
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
1
Mine experience
0.1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Buzzi S p A
Operator
River Cement Company dba Buzzi Unicem USA
Mine
2300188

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF JOB TRAILER AND ONE OF THE NIGHT SHIFT FOREMEN INADVERTENTLY SHINED A LASER PEN IN THE EMPLOYEE'S DIRECTION STRIKING EE'S RIGHT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR THE NEXT TWO NIGHTS AND ON THE SECOND NIGHT EE REPORTED EE WAS SEEING WHITE SPOTS AND EE'S VISION WAS FUZZY AND WANTED TO BE SEEN BY A DOCTOR. EE WAS SEEN BY AN OPTOMETRIST.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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