# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220103440006` · 12/06/2010 · Premier Elkhorn Coal Company, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Idle
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** HEAD,NEC
- **Days lost:** 1
- **Mine experience:** 4 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** TECO Energy Inc
- **Operator:** Premier Elkhorn Coal Company, LLC
- **Mine:** [1518823](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1518823)
## Narrative

Employee chose to use bathroom beside the dozer blade.  Employee was not wearing a hard hat.  Rock fell from blade of dozer and struck employee in head, resulting in laceration that required stitches.

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