# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220100250027` · 01/13/2010 · Ohio County Coal Company LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Discontinued 1/31/2014.  Several other codes cover Scoop Car Operator
- **Activity:** Crawling, Kneeling
- **Injury source:** MINE HEADFRAME
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
- **Days lost:** 41
- **Mine experience:** 9.77 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Patriot Coal Corporation
- **Operator:** Ohio County Coal Company LLC
- **Mine:** [1517587](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1517587)
## Narrative

EE and two other employees were setting a new belt header.  Header frame was sitting on a duck bill of a scoop.  Employees were attempting to level the header frame when EE crawled under the boom.  The header suddenly tipped forward and struck EE.

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