# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220171640020` · 06/06/2017 · Taiga Mining Company, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
- **Days lost:** 86
- **Mine experience:** 0.56 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Jerome  Birch
- **Operator:** Taiga Mining Company, Inc.
- **Mine:** [5001603](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/5001603)
## Narrative

While hooking up a rigging chain to a steel plate that was being prepared to be moved, the employee yanked on the chain to remove the slack, which caused the plate to fall from a leaning vertical position and hit the outer surface of employees left leg knocking ee to the ground. 

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