# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220050390004` · 02/05/2005 · Martin Marietta Aggregates
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** WRENCH
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** HEAD,NEC
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 3.79 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Martin Marietta Materials Inc
- **Operator:** Martin Marietta Aggregates
- **Mine:** [1500100](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1500100)
## Narrative

Employee was turning the water on at the water stand pipe so he could wash the bed of the truck bed.  When he bent over to turn the water valve on there was an aluminum valve wrench hanging over head approximately six foot off the ground.  The wrench fell striking the employee's hardhat and back of his head.

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