# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220072330015` · 08/10/2007 · EP Minerals, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between NEC
- **Occupation:** Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** APPAREL,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** EAR(S) EXTERNAL
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.15 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Eagle-Picher Industries Inc
- **Operator:** EP Minerals, LLC
- **Mine:** [2600677](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2600677)
## Narrative

Employee was to change bags in our A15 Baghouse. While taking hold of cage being handed to him, the injured got the cage too close to right earlobe. His earring became caught, when he released the cage to place in position it tore his earring out of earlobe. Medical Treatment Only Accident. Stitches/Sutures to reattach earlobe. NO Lost Time

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