# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220162440010` · 08/22/2016 · Barretts Minerals Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
- **Body part:** HEAD,NEC
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 4 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Minerals Technologies Inc
- **Operator:** Barretts Minerals Inc
- **Mine:** [2400157](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2400157)
## Narrative

Employee was in the process of lifting a magnet up a couple flights of stairs. While setting up lifting device employee anchored a chain around a section of hand railing and tied a chain hoist to it and began to pull the chain on the hoist to bring the hook down to hook on the magnet when the hand railing broke falling to the ground with something contacting forehead.

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