# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220031420001` · 05/13/2003 · Materion Natural Resources
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
- **Days lost:** 89
- **Mine experience:** 25.38 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Materion Corporation
- **Operator:** Materion Natural Resources
- **Mine:** [4200706](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4200706)
## Narrative

EE & OTHER EE WERE PREPPING THE BERYL FURNACE FOR START UP. AS THEY WERE DOING THE THINGS ON THE FURNACE PREP RECORD SHEET, THEY CAME TO THE PART WHERE IT SAYS ""CLEAN UNDER THE FURNACE"" TO DO THIS JOB, THE FURNACE NEEDS TO BE LIFTED UP & BLOCKED UP. THEN THE OPERATOR GETS DOWN UNDER THEFFURNACE & CLEANS THE RAM MIX & LARGE PIECES OF FRIT THAT HAVE FALLEN DOWN UNDER THE FURNACE. IT

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