February 6, 2008
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor
MACHINERY
Attapulgite Mining Inc · Struck by flying object
Maintenance employee had been using a 4.5-inch hand grinder for 30 minutes on a bull gear in the shop when a metallic sliver ricocheted inside the face shield, around his safety glasses and imbedded in his left eye. The sliver was removed by an optometrist and the employee returned to work during the same shift without restriction.