# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220123490030` · 11/30/2012 · Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Pumper
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
- **Nature of injury:** DUST IN EYES
- **Body part:** EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 17.69 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Sherwin Alumina LLC
- **Operator:** Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC
- **Mine:** [4100906](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4100906)
## Narrative

EE was working inside vessel and as EE raised his face shield a small foreign object got into his left eye. Went to the eyewash station and rinsed his eye and the object was still there.  EE reported to the on site medical facility.  EE's eye was flushed to remove the object. A Rx medication was applied to the eye making this a reportable incident.

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