# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220121940032` · 06/29/2012 · Nu-West Industries Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by rolling or sliding object
- **Occupation:** Welder (shop)
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 2.29 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Agrium Inc
- **Operator:** Nu-West Industries Inc
- **Mine:** [1002177](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1002177)
## Narrative

Employee was installing one section of a rolled dozer liner, setting the liner into place and as he moved the plate towards the face of the dozer, the lifting eye that was welded on the top edge of the liner broke free hitting the dozer face, and sliding onto the welder's left foot.  X-ray taken on 7/11/12 indicated a non-displaced fracture of a metatarsal bone in left foot.

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