# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220061730008` · 06/18/2006 · Bentonite Performance Minerals, LLC 
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck against stationary object
- **Occupation:** Prep plant foreman, Supervisor, Mill plant supervisor, Kiln supervisor
- **Activity:** Hand tools (not powered)
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 17.13 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Halliburton Company
- **Operator:** Bentonite Performance Minerals, LLC 
- **Mine:** [4800070](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4800070)
## Narrative

A piece of iron had gotten wedged in crude ore slicer plate.  Employee was standing inside slicer hole attempting to dislodge the piece of iron using sledgehammer.  On one of the downward swings his left forearm struck against a metal plate, used as an ore deflector plate, sticking out into the slicer hole approximately one to two inches.  Employee received 8 to 9 stitches.

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