# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220140380004` · 02/03/2014 · Amrize Great Lakes Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** HEAD,NEC
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 26.87 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Lafarge S A
- **Operator:** Amrize Great Lakes Inc.
- **Mine:** [3000045](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3000045)
## Narrative

Employee was guiding the bottom of a staircase into place, when the handrail he was using to guide broke at spot weld and struck him on the left side of the head.  This injury required stitches right above his left temple.

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