# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220132520015` · 09/05/2013 · United Salt Carlsbad LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID)
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** ANIMALS,INSCTS,BRDS,REPTL
- **Nature of injury:** OTHER INJURY,NEC
- **Body part:** EAR(S) INTERNAL & HEARING
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 5.23 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Texas United Corp
- **Operator:** United Salt Carlsbad LLC
- **Mine:** [2901043](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2901043)
## Narrative

Employee went to the top of water softener elevator to clean pipe and to make sure the it was switched to #1 bin. While he was up there a bug flew inside his right ear. He went to ER and the Doctor that removed the bug said there was a small hole in his ear drum  ER Dr. also prescribed antibiotics

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