# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220202820003` · 10/01/2020 · Hecla Limited
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Supply man, Supply worker, Nipper
- **Activity:** Handling explosives
- **Injury source:** PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
- **Nature of injury:** DUST IN EYES
- **Body part:** EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.56 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Hecla Mining Company
- **Operator:** Hecla Limited
- **Mine:** [1000088](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1000088)
## Narrative

An employee was helping load a trench round in 15-E, EE was bent over loading a hole in front of the vent bag and the EE next to EE was filling a hole full of stemming material, while doing so some of the dust from the dry material blew in to EE's face getting some into EE's right eye. 

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