# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220043410017` · 11/15/2004 · Knife River Corporation North Central
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Hand load, Hand shoveling
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 3
- **Mine experience:** 2.17 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** MDU Resources Group Inc
- **Operator:** Knife River Corporation North Central
- **Mine:** [2103348](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2103348)
## Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT JAW THAT WAS FULL OF ROCK. WHILE BENDING FORWARD AND SHOVELING OUT JAW, ROCK GAVE WAY FROM THE OVERHEAD FEEDER AND FELL ONTO HIS LOWER BACK.

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