# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220071410019` · 05/11/2007 · Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Outside foreman, Leadman
- **Activity:** Walking, Running
- **Injury source:** MCH PWR TRNSMSN APPR,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** LEG, NEC
- **Days lost:** 5
- **Mine experience:** 11 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Heyward C  Green
- **Operator:** Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc
- **Mine:** [2200650](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2200650)
## Narrative

We are putting up a sand plant, they were taking the speed reducer off. EE had walked around the end of the plant at the same time they took the pins out. The speed reducer flipped off and hit him in the head knocking him to the ground and landed on his legs.

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