# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220122750011` · 09/20/2012 · United Minerals Company LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Blaster, Shooter, Shotfirer, Explosive worker, Powder gang/monkey
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.58 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Peabody Energy; United Minerals Inc
- **Operator:** United Minerals Company LLC
- **Mine:** [1202446](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1202446)
## Narrative

Preparing to unload drill steels from truck when peg came out causing one side of drill steel to fall off truck onto steel toe of boot and roll back onto foot causing broken tip of big toe and laceration on bottom of foot due to pressure of steel on foot.

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