# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220172840009` · 10/05/2017 · Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Shuttle car operator, Mantrip operator, Ramcar operator, Rail runner, Buggy operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** CONTAINERS,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
- **Days lost:** 104
- **Mine experience:** 6 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
- **Operator:** Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
- **Mine:** [4608802](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4608802)
## Narrative

While employee was getting two buckets of bits off the continuous miner, the handle of one of the buckets containing the bits broke, causing the bucket to fall and strike the right foot of the employee. Employee was wearing metatarsal boots.

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