# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220073040026` · 10/25/2007 · GCC Dacotah Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.88 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** GCC SAB de CV
- **Operator:** GCC Dacotah Inc
- **Mine:** [3900022](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3900022)
## Narrative

Employee was manually rotating Kiln #4. After rotating the kiln with the auxillary drive, he disengaged the auxillary drive clutch. During the counter rotation on the auxillary drive, the clutch blew up, throwing shrapnel.  A piece of the shrapnel cut his right fore arm.

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