# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220053140043` · 10/20/2005 · Clayton Sand Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Barge/Boat/Dredge/Towbarge/Towboat/Leach operator, Riverman, Deck hand
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** HEAD,NEC
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 4.69 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** William  Clayton
- **Operator:** Clayton Sand Company
- **Mine:** [2800715](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2800715)
## Narrative

He dropped a railroad tie to the ground, it flipped up a shovel that him in the forehead requiring 9 sutures.

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