# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220020080045` · 12/29/2001 · Lodestar Energy, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID)
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
- **Activity:** Longwall, Shear, Plow
- **Injury source:** CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
- **Body part:** KNEE/PATELLA
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 4.19 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Iracoal Incorporated
- **Operator:** Lodestar Energy, Inc.
- **Mine:** [1514492](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1514492)
## Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHIELDS WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE SHIELDS STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE.

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