# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220100120024` · 01/08/2010 · Highland Mining Company LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Roof bolter, Rock bolter,  Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** KNIFE
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** LEG, NEC
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.79 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Patriot Coal Corporation
- **Operator:** Highland Mining Company LLC
- **Mine:** [1502709](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1502709)
## Narrative

He was cutting a piece of ventilation curtain off of a roll. He was standing bent over holding the curtain and pushing down on the knife. The blade met resistance at the overlapping curtain seem and he jerked the blade and cut the outside of his right shin. He was pushing down on the knife and his right leg leg was in close proximity.

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