EE WAS BAGGING MATERIAL ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE INTO 50 LBS EXCESS DUST GOT IN EE S LEFT EYE WAS WASHED OUT WITH WATER WHICH IS STANDARD PROCEDURE AFTER EE WENT HOME HIS EYE BECAME MORE IRRITATED W AS SENT TO DR NEXT MORNING.
Microminerals Plant Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Microminerals Plant (mine ID 0900995). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 1987–1990
- Latest incident
- Oct 1990
Reportable incidents
12 on file1990 · 2 incidents
CLIMBING INTO SILO HAD ON SAFETY BELT AND ROPE SLIPPED ON SIDE OF SILO AND HIS BODY WEIGHT PINNED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN HIS BODY AND SIDE OF SILO CAUSING CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND.
1989 · 3 incidents
UP ON TOP OF CLASSIFIER WITH SAFETY BELT ON FOOT SLIPPED & FELL ON DEVERTER HANDLE INJURYING RIBS ON RT SIDE
I.NAME AND OTHER IN FORKLIFT TAKING DOWN BEAM.1ST LEVEL AT MILL.PULLING ON BEAM AND IT FINALLY CAME LOOSE AND FELL O I.NAME SHOULDER.LUMP CAME UP ON SHOULDER AND SUPT SENT TO MED.DIAG-BRUISED SHOULDER.
CLEANING OUT #1 BAGHOUSE BRUSHING POWDER OFF INNER DOOR FRAME.THERE WAS EXCESS AMOUNT BUILDUP AND IT CAME LOOSE AND FELL ON FACE.INJURY TO LET EYE WENT TO MED CHECKED OUT AND CLEANED BOTH EYES .
1988 · 6 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN BOLT & WAS BENDING OVER. WHEN HE TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN UP, FELT A PAAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING LID ON VESSEL OF FILTER RECEIVER THE LID WAS STUCK TRIED TO FEE LID UP SO IT WOULD BE IN LINE
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 50 LB. BAG OF PRODUCT.
PUSHING A FIBRE DRUM AROUND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK MEDICATION AND REST FOR 5 DAYS
EMP WAS TAKING MACHINERY APART AND FINGER WAS SMASHED
BAG OF KOTAMITE3W/STEARIC ACID IN IT BROKE OPEN. DUST AND PARTICLES FLEW INTO EYE.
1987 · 1 incident
EMPL EXTENDING 8OWN AN EXTENSION POLE.POLE SLIPPED DOWN TOO FAST HIT EMPL THUMB.
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