# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220060230012` · 01/10/2006 · Specialty Minerals Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** MINERAL ITEMS,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** OTHER INJURY,NEC
- **Body part:** EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.54 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Minerals Technologies Inc
- **Operator:** Specialty Minerals Inc
- **Mine:** [0600019](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/0600019)
## Narrative

Employee was pushing/removing calcium crowns from the metal condensers using the log/crown pusher when empoyee felt a piece of calcium enter into his eye. He flushed eye with water but was still irritated so he went to see a doctor. (reportable-antibiotics for eye rx).

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