# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220261100029` · 04/11/2026 · Empresas Ortiz Brunet Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Welder (non-shop)
- **Activity:** Welding or cutting
- **Injury source:** PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
- **Nature of injury:** DUST IN EYES
- **Body part:** EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
- **Days lost:** 5
- **Mine experience:** 0.71 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Carlos Ortiz  Brunet
- **Operator:** Empresas Ortiz Brunet Inc
- **Mine:** [5400135](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/5400135)
## Narrative

The employee was cutting steel using a carbon electrode. During the operation, the employee temporarily removed the face shield, allowing a particle generated by the cutting process to enter the left eye. The task was being performed under normal operating conditions.

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