# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220071450047` · 05/01/2007 · Illnois Land Resources, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Fall to the walkway or working surface
- **Occupation:** Rock duster
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- **Days lost:** 87
- **Mine experience:** 0.08 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Robert E  Murray
- **Operator:** Illnois Land Resources, Inc.
- **Mine:** [1102752](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1102752)
## Narrative

Employee was filling up RD02, bull hose was stopped up. He was trying to unstop it by hitting it with his hammer when the coupler broke & the hose started whipping around, hitting him & putting him to the ground.

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