# STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
> MSHA accident `220163000046` · 10/18/2016 · ERP Federal Mining Complex, LLC.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Belt foreman, Maintenance foreman, Maintenance supervisor
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
- **Nature of injury:** MULTIPLE INJURIES
- **Body part:** FACE,NEC
- **Days lost:** 3
- **Mine experience:** 7 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund (VCLF)
- **Operator:** ERP Federal Mining Complex, LLC.
- **Mine:** [4601456](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4601456)
## Narrative

Employee was walking along the longwall stageloader when they stepped on a hydraulic hose valve. Their foot apparently activated the valve & the loose end of the hose abruptly snapped back & struck them in the face.  Employee finished their shift. The employee visited a hospital emergency room the next day. Employee stated that the medication they were placed on made them ill.  

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