# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220122860029` · 10/03/2012 · Dan Gernatt Gravel Products, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
- **Days lost:** 4
- **Mine experience:** 8.42 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Dan  Gernatt Sr
- **Operator:** Dan Gernatt Gravel Products, Inc.
- **Mine:** [3000850](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3000850)
## Narrative

Employees were removing steel plate and rebar from a pallet that was raised on a forklift. The supervisor instructed the forklift operator to lower the pallet. Instead, the operator moved the forklift back as the supervisor was removing a piece of rebar. The rebar dislodged a piece of plate which fell onto the assisting employee's foot.

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