# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220132140002` · 07/18/2013 · Republic Energy, Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Fall from machine
- **Occupation:** Crane operator, Mobile equipment operator (MEO), Dragline operator, Dropball operator, Rigger
- **Activity:** Getting on or off equipment
- **Injury source:** GROUND
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** WRIST
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 5 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
- **Operator:** Republic Energy, Inc
- **Mine:** [4609054](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4609054)
## Narrative

EE was dismounting equipment. 1st step to ground, stepped on a rock causing him to loose balance. Trying to regain balance he slipped in gravel and fell to ground. Placed his right arm out to break the fall and injured the right wrist. Saw a doc on 7-19 and x-ray was positive. Brace was applied. Cast was applied on 7-23. No time has yet been lost.

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