# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220251220008` · 04/29/2025 · Nevada Gold Mines LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Miner, NEC
- **Activity:** Underground equipment, NEC
- **Injury source:** MISCELLANEOUS,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
- **Body part:** EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.52 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Barrick Nevada Holding LLC; Newmont USA Limited
- **Operator:** Nevada Gold Mines LLC
- **Mine:** [2602246](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2602246)
## Narrative

Ee was operating scissor deck. EE looked up, and something fell in EE's eye. EE reported it immediately and requested to be seen the next day. Seen at Total Eyecare, diagnosed with an abrasion to the rt eye with mild inflammation, given steroid eye drops, and released to full duty.

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