# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220082120027` · 07/16/2008 · Yarrington Road Materials
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck against stationary object
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Getting on or off equipment
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** HEAD,NEC
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.81 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Edward R  Coleman; H  Coleman
- **Operator:** Yarrington Road Materials
- **Mine:** [4104126](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4104126)
## Narrative

While descending the steps of the loader, Injury hit his head on the metal support bar for the left side mirror.  The mirror had been removed for repairs leaving a bare metal support bar protruding out from the top of the loader.

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