# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220210210035` · 09/28/2020 · United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 7.77 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** USX Corp (United States Steel Corp)
- **Operator:** United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations
- **Mine:** [2100282](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/2100282)
## Narrative

Employee was assigned to remove the cooler on a drill. The injured employee was holding hoses and wiring, guiding them through the frame of the cooler. There were two 2"" hydraulic hoses and one electrical conduit zip-tied together.  As the cooler was being removed one of the hoses broke away and struck the injured employee in the face, chipping their left, front, upper tooth.

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