# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220172480018` · 08/25/2017 · Northeast Stone Works, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **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:** CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
- **Body part:** FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.25 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Rodney A Birchard
- **Operator:** Northeast Stone Works, Inc.
- **Mine:** [3609768](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3609768)
## Narrative

Employee took split piece of stone off pallet to recut. Employee did not realize second piece was not stable. Second piece fell on top of both feet, behind steel toe. The pain of the second stone hitting feet caused employee to drop first stone, also hitting both feet.

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