# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220060650054` · 02/21/2006 · Empire State Mines LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Occupation:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** COAL & PETROL PRODUCT,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
- **Body part:** NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 24.58 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Ontzinc
- **Operator:** Empire State Mines LLC
- **Mine:** [3001185](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3001185)
## Narrative

Injured was cutting boom pin, when cut was completed, another employee taped the pin out, hot grease came off pin striking injured on left side of nose. Injured wiped grease off his nose, at the same time the glove brushed his left eye causing scratch to eyeball (left).

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