# STRIKING OR BUMPING
> MSHA accident `220072820047` · 10/02/2007 · Rinker Materials South Central, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** STRIKING OR BUMPING
- **Accident type:** Struck against stationary object
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Walking, Running
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.15 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Cemex S A
- **Operator:** Rinker Materials South Central, Inc.
- **Mine:** [4000010](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4000010)
## Narrative

Employee walking across yard and took his safety glasses off to clean them while still walking and walked into a set of detachable pallet forks that were lying on the ground. Employee's left leg struck the forks in the shin area and caused a laceration that required sutures. He was able to return to work with no restrictions.

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