# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220072570013` · 09/05/2007 · Linck Aggregates, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck against stationary object
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Getting on or off equipment
- **Injury source:** SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- **Nature of injury:** CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
- **Body part:** ELBOW
- **Days lost:** 7
- **Mine experience:** 29 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Oswald R  Kinas
- **Operator:** Linck Aggregates, Inc.
- **Mine:** [4702849](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4702849)
## Narrative

Employee was climbing down the ladder on the loader; he bumped his elbow on the ladder. He continued working and let us know about it as an FYI.  On Thursday afternoon he re-bumped his elbow.  As of Thursday evening he was just staying home to rest it. Friday, turns out, his elbow had an infection underneath skin.  There was no broken skin from either elbow bump.

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