# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220070470024` · 02/13/2007 · Illinois Cement Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
- **Activity:** Hand tools (powered)
- **Injury source:** WATER
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** ANKLE
- **Days lost:** 77
- **Mine experience:** 2.5 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Eagle Materials Inc
- **Operator:** Illinois Cement Company
- **Mine:** [1100003](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1100003)
## Narrative

Employee starting the high pressure water gun to clean the PreHeat Tower.  Due to the sub-zero weather gun may have had a piece of ice in hose/employee reached to turn valve when the gun came on causing water stream to strike employee's Lt. Ankle cutting his boot top and lacerating his ankle.  Employee has been hospitalized to receive intravenous antibiotics to prevent infection.

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