# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220081900042` · 06/17/2008 · Champion Stone Company LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Forklift operator
- **Activity:** Handling coal, Rock, Ore
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** MULTIPLE INJURIES
- **Body part:** FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
- **Days lost:** 11
- **Mine experience:** 3.08 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Steve  Cole
- **Operator:** Champion Stone Company LLC
- **Mine:** [4103877](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4103877)
## Narrative

While picking up sawn stone with a forklift to place on a chopper employee got off the forklift to move a stone. A small stone fell off his head and cut his foot behind his steel top. Has some bruising and required stitches. Later got infected and is still being treated for infection.

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