# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220072780009` · 05/01/2007 · Cortez Gold Mines - (J V)
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Assayer, Geologist, Metallurgist, Engineer, Engineer management
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FINGER(S)/THUMB
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 2.33 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Placer Dome Ltd
- **Operator:** Cortez Gold Mines - (J V)
- **Mine:** [2600827](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2600827)
## Narrative

Employee was in the Assay Compressor and DI room and he was changing the DI water tank filters.  This wasn't reported because of a change in management and was just recently discovered that it hadn't been entered. This was a medical treatment injury with a full duty release.

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