# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220001110061` · 04/16/2000 · National Steel Pellet Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Fall onto or against objects
- **Occupation:** Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 24.21 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** National Steel Corp
- **Operator:** National Steel Pellet Company
- **Mine:** [2100249](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/2100249)
## Narrative

INJURED WAS WORKING INT HE COUNTER TRACTOR IN THE SECONDARY BASEMENT BY THE SOUTH END OF THE SECONDARY MILL #4. EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING TH EDISCHARGE DRAIN PIPE ON THE SECONDARY MILL DISCHARG E SUP ON SECONDARY MILL #4. WHEN PIPE UNPLUGGED EMPLOYEE WAS HIT BY THE WATER AND SLURRY AND EMPLOYEE WAS BLOWN BACK INTO A WATER PIPE.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*