# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220042390037` · 08/21/2004 · PC Illinois Synthetic Fuel #2, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** COAL & PETROL PRODUCT,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
- **Body part:** MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- **Days lost:** 49
- **Mine experience:** 2.5 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Carbontronics Synfuels Investors Lp
- **Operator:** PC Illinois Synthetic Fuel #2, LLC
- **Mine:** [1202319](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1202319)
## Narrative

Employee was unloading asphalt truck. Believed truck to be empty. Took hose off without shutting valve on truck. Truck was not empty which resulted in asphalt flowing from valve onto employee.

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