# OTHER
> MSHA accident `220160910007` · 03/29/2016 · Specialty Minerals Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES
- **Classification:** OTHER
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FACE, MULTIPLE PARTS
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** — years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Minerals Technologies Inc
- **Operator:** Specialty Minerals Inc
- **Mine:** [1900035](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1900035)
## Narrative

This is being reported as a non-employee injury. A driver for New England Pallet Company loosened a buckle on a strap and threw the strap over stack of pallets on a flatbed truck. A gust of wind blew the buckle and strap back toward non-employee hitting non-EE in the nose and eyes. Non-EE has a broken nose in two spots and one of non-EE eyes has a damaged lens. 

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