# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220041620006` · 06/07/2004 · Emme Sand & Gravel
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Barge/Boat/Dredge/Towbarge/Towboat/Leach operator, Riverman, Deck hand
- **Activity:** Hand tools (not powered)
- **Injury source:** HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** HEAD,NEC
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 2.15 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Tony R  Emme
- **Operator:** Emme Sand & Gravel
- **Mine:** [2501083](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2501083)
## Narrative

EE was standing on the bank lifting out equipment from old dredge using a chain. At the time of the injury there was not any equipment hooked on the chain, Ed gave the chain a pull to get more slack and the chain came unhooked from itself and struck him in the forehead.

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