# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220120930057` · 03/29/2012 · Mc Cartney Construction Company Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by rolling or sliding object
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Idle
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 6
- **Mine experience:** 0.17 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** M B  McCartney
- **Operator:** Mc Cartney Construction Company Inc
- **Mine:** [0103135](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0103135)
## Narrative

Employee was sitting at the bottom of a slope.  Another employee was sitting at top of slope.  When he stood a rock approximately 3.5"" diameter rolled down slope and hit employee in the back.  Slope was approx. 7-9 ft.

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