# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220132880060` · 10/05/2013 · Meridian Aggregates Company, a Limited Partnership
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
- **Days lost:** 6
- **Mine experience:** 0.12 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Martin Marietta Materials Inc
- **Operator:** Meridian Aggregates Company, a Limited Partnership
- **Mine:** [3400507](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3400507)
## Narrative

While attempting to load a sheet of steel onto a loader bucket the miner lost control of it and it fell striking him in the lower leg resulting in a broken right leg.

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