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DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
220260020004 · 12/24/2025 · The Quartz Corp USA
Details
- Degree of injury
- OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6
- Classification
- DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
- Accident type
- Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
- Occupation
- Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- Activity
- Machine maintenance
- Injury source
- PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
- Nature of injury
- OTHER PNEUMOCONIOSIS,NEC
- Body part
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Days lost
- —
- Mine experience
- 7.46 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- Imerys S A; Norsk Mineral AS
- Operator
- The Quartz Corp USA
- Mine
- 3100354
Narrative
During a bi-yearly chest x-ray a miner was thought to have a spot on EE's lungs that is consistent with ""Chronic Silicosis""
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown