# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220022170070` · 07/23/2002 · Knife River - South Dakota
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** DRIL-PRCUSV,HRD ROC,JKHMR
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 0.11 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Gerald P  Sweetman
- **Operator:** Knife River - South Dakota
- **Mine:** [3900008](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3900008)
## Narrative

EE WAS GOING TO HELP CHANGE DRILL ROD. WHEN HE AND ANOTHER EE WERE LOADING ROD ON FLATBED TRUCK, ROD ROLLED TOWARD EE. EE THEN PUT HIS LEFT FOOT TOWARD ROD TO KEEP IT FROM ROLLING OFF TRUCK.

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