# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220000940048` · 03/30/2000 · Har-Lee Coal Company Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Section foreman, Bullgang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Shift boss
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** POST,CAPS,HEADERS,TIMBER
- **Nature of injury:** CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
- **Body part:** HEAD,NEC
- **Days lost:** 1
- **Mine experience:** 0.26 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Theodore  Yates
- **Operator:** Har-Lee Coal Company Inc
- **Mine:** [4404197](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4404197)
## Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING TAILPIECE. A PIECE OF BELT CAME LOOSE, HIT A TIMBER AND THE TIMBER STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN LEFT SIDE OF HEAD AND EAR KNOCKING HIM UNCONSCIOUS. HE SOON REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS AND SUFFERED ABRASIONS/ SOFT ITSSUE DAMAGE TO EAR AND HEAD.

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