# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220262020036` · 07/15/2026 · Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Utility man, Shift tech, Service/Dump truck operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** DUST IN EYES
- **Body part:** EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.25 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Heidelberg Materials AG
- **Operator:** Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC
- **Mine:** [0901033](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/0901033)
## Narrative

Employee was washing beneath a conveyor with a water hose when the water spray rebounded and struck them in the face, covering it small debris.  Employee turned off the hose, lowered glasses, and wiped their forehead.  When they did so, a piece of rust fell into left eye. Clinic used magnetic tweezers and prescription numbing drops to remove the debris.

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