# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220052980032` · 10/15/2005 · Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** RBR,GLS,PLSTC,FIBRGLS,FAB
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 5.62 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** American Electric Power Company Inc
- **Operator:** Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC
- **Mine:** [1601031](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1601031)
## Narrative

Injured was repairing a leak in a discharge pump pipe near a highwall. The pipe was chained off to keep it from going over highwall. The coupler was removed from two sections of pipe and when the injured pulled on the pipe to separate them, the pipe sprang upwards, striking the injured in the upper lip.

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