# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220122280033` · 08/04/2012 · Banner Blue Coal Company 
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Discontinued 1/31/2014.  Several other codes cover Scoop Car Operator
- **Activity:** Electrical maintenance
- **Injury source:** ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 5.02 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Metinvest B V
- **Operator:** Banner Blue Coal Company 
- **Mine:** [4407269](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4407269)
## Narrative

Employee was unhooking a set of jumper cables for a scoop battery charger and as he pulled on the cables the cat head came uncoupled and hit him over the right eye causing a small laceration that took two sutures to close. Employee missed no work and is working his regular job.

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