# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220171360027` · 05/06/2017 · Superior Silica Sands, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.23 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Insight Equity
- **Operator:** Superior Silica Sands, LLC
- **Mine:** [4104312](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4104312)
## Narrative

Employee was placing a counterweight object on a water hose to prevent the hose from ""wiping"".  EE's gloves were wet and EE dropped the object on EE's right hand.

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