# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220190880024` · 03/20/2019 · Carolina Stalite Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
- **Nature of injury:** SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
- **Body part:** EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 4.29 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Judith H  Johnson; Jeffrey V  Goodman
- **Operator:** Carolina Stalite Company
- **Mine:** [3100136](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3100136)
## Narrative

Employee was performing maintenance on a dust pump. After replacing a butterfly valve and an auger bearing, the system was activated. The pump wouldn't discharge so the employee pressed the power switch again, the pump discharged sending fly ash out through the sliding hopper gate. Fly ash entered around the employee's safety glasses into eyes.

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