# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220130240015` · 01/15/2013 · Remington LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Trackman, Track worker, Track gang
- **Activity:** Lay or repair railroad track
- **Injury source:** STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
- **Days lost:** 108
- **Mine experience:** 1.23 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Patriot Coal Corporation
- **Operator:** Remington LLC
- **Mine:** [4609230](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/4609230)
## Narrative

Employee and co-worker were installing track rails and had positioned a mine jack under the rail and had lifted the rail off the mine floor in order to install a rail tie. Employee asked the co-worker to use a bar and pry on the rail. When the rail moved the rail fell from the jack and struck employee on the foot. This resulted in a fracture to the foot.

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