# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220130710011` · 03/05/2013 · Green Valley Coal Company, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Prep plant foreman, Supervisor, Mill plant supervisor, Kiln supervisor
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** WRIST
- **Days lost:** 29
- **Mine experience:** 3 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
- **Operator:** Green Valley Coal Company, LLC
- **Mine:** [4603202](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4603202)
## Narrative

Pipe was stopped up and the employees arm was in the pipe trying to clean to remove gob. When the gob came lose the employees arm was in the way causing the gob to break his right wrist.

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