# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220151590036` · 06/03/2015 · Prosperity Coal, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
- **Activity:** Continuous miner
- **Injury source:** PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
- **Nature of injury:** SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
- **Body part:** EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
- **Days lost:** 50
- **Mine experience:** 1.02 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Timothy L  Webb
- **Operator:** Prosperity Coal, LLC
- **Mine:** [4003177](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4003177)
## Narrative

At approx. 1:55 P.M. on 6/3/15. The miner operator was operating the company # 2 Joy 1415 continuous miner in the #1 heading of 007 MMU, when a piece of debris flew outby from the head area of the machine and struck the operator in the left eye. Upon examination of the injury. He seemed to have a scratch horizontally across his left eye.

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