# STRIKING OR BUMPING
> MSHA accident `220053130044` · 11/04/2005 · Cherokee Brick & Tile Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** STRIKING OR BUMPING
- **Accident type:** Struck against stationary object
- **Occupation:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Getting on or off equipment
- **Injury source:** SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- **Nature of injury:** JOINT,TENDON,MUSCL INFLAM
- **Body part:** ELBOW
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 7 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** CBEL Inc
- **Operator:** Cherokee Brick & Tile Company
- **Mine:** [0900119](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0900119)
## Narrative

AFTER TIGHTENING AN ALTERNATOR BELT ON CATEPILLAR 623E SCRAPER, EE WENT TO STEP OFF OF THE MACHINE. WHEN HE DID, HIS LEFT ELBOW STRUCK THE PAN. HIS SKIN WAS BROKEN AND BLED FOR A FEW MINUTES. NEXT MORNING HIS ARM WAS SWOLLEN AND HURT.

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