# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220170260022` · 01/23/2017 · Spartan Mining Company, LLC 
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
- **Activity:** Handling coal, Rock, Ore
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 4 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
- **Operator:** Spartan Mining Company, LLC 
- **Mine:** [4608808](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4608808)
## Narrative

Employee was removing rock from the miner when a piece approximately 3' x 4' x 1-8"" thick slid off the miner hitting left foot resulting in a simple fracture.

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