# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220043620054` · 12/08/2004 · Taft Coal Sales & Associates Incorporated
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck against stationary object
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- **Nature of injury:** CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
- **Body part:** ELBOW
- **Days lost:** 2
- **Mine experience:** 2.56 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** A J  Taft
- **Operator:** Taft Coal Sales & Associates Incorporated
- **Mine:** [0100347](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0100347)
## Narrative

Employee was conducting pre-shift exam on loader. he was on the ground and turned around striking his left elbow against the side of loader.

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