# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220091970033` · 07/10/2009 · Knife River Corporation North Central
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
- **Body part:** ELBOW
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 6 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** MDU Resources Group Inc
- **Operator:** Knife River Corporation North Central
- **Mine:** [2103112](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2103112)
## Narrative

4000 cone was packed tight with crused rock. EE entered from underneath cone to free material, when material came down on top of EE. He was smothered and confined for one hour til he was released.

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