# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220043220004` · 11/04/2004 · Texas Lime Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
- **Body part:** HEAD,NEC
- **Days lost:** 1
- **Mine experience:** 1.42 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** United States Lime & Minerals Inc
- **Operator:** Texas Lime Company
- **Mine:** [4100072](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4100072)
## Narrative

Employee was cleaning fines out of a screen hopper with a pipe. Some fines came down and the pipe struck him on the side of the head. Employee continued working until 11-10-04 when he requested to see a Dr. An MRI was performed on 11-11-04 to rule out a concussion. The MRI was considered normal and the employee was released to return to work full duty on 11-12-04.

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