# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220021610043` · 06/01/2002 · Wabash Mine Holding Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Beltman, Conveyor man,  Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 23.38 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Rag Aktiengesellschaft
- **Operator:** Wabash Mine Holding Company
- **Mine:** [1100877](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1100877)
## Narrative

1W#5 BELT - EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING BELT BLOCK. FOLD DOWN CLAMP WAS RELEASED ON OPPOSITE SIDE. THE BAR FLIPPED ACROSS THE BELT. EE PUT UP ARMS TO PROTECT FACE & HEAD & WAS STRUCK AGA INST THE LEFT FOREARM REQUIRING SUTURES FOR THE LACERATION.

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