# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220161190018` · 04/25/2016 · RLF Salado Quarries, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Stone finishing and sizing personnel, Stone/Rock cut/Polish/Saw operator, Splitter, Cutter, Trimmer
- **Activity:** Handling coal, Rock, Ore
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
- **Body part:** FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
- **Days lost:** 27
- **Mine experience:** 2 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** RLF Salado Properties LLC
- **Operator:** RLF Salado Quarries, LLC
- **Mine:** [4104216](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4104216)
## Narrative

The incident happened in the dimensional cut shop. The worker was using a wet polisher to finish a slab. When done EE would take slab and stack it on edge on a  pallet. The slabs shifted and several fell over landing on top of the worker's left foot. EE did have safety boots on.

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