# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220262430073` · 08/29/2026 · Frontier Coal Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Examiner, Fire boss, Pre-shift examiner, Mine examiner
- **Activity:** Hand tools (powered)
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** DUST IN EYES
- **Body part:** EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
- **Days lost:** 9
- **Mine experience:** 0.69 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** James C  Justice III
- **Operator:** Frontier Coal Company
- **Mine:** [4609474](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/4609474)
## Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING T-3 CHANNEL WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL SHAVINGS BROKE LOOSE AND ENTERED UNDERNEATH THEIR SAFETY GLASSES, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT EYE.

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