# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220230450023` · 02/04/2023 · Stillwater Mining Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Miner, NEC
- **Activity:** Underground equipment, NEC
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** DUST IN EYES
- **Body part:** EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
- **Days lost:** 3
- **Mine experience:** 10.31 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Sibanye Stillwater Limited
- **Operator:** Stillwater Mining Company
- **Mine:** [2401490](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2401490)
## Narrative

On 2/4/23 an employee turned on a fan after shutting it off to use the underground phone. Upon starting fan backup some dust came out of the fan where EE felt a foreign body enter right eye. EE flushed eye & didn't report incident to supervisor that shift. 2/5/23, EE's eye was irritated so EE went to physician & had metal flake removed & was given restrictions.

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