# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220062780037` · 09/23/2006 · Highway Materials Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
- **Body part:** EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 2.17 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Peter DePaul Irrevocable Combined Trust
- **Operator:** Highway Materials Inc
- **Mine:** [3603138](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3603138)
## Narrative

EE was opening garage door first thing in the morning. When metal dust particles came off of folding ledges that area part of garage door although the particle did not go into his eye the irratation made him rub eye until it went in eye and needed to be removed.

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