# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220173040030` · 10/20/2017 · NALC, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Utility man, Shift tech, Service/Dump truck operator
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 1.04 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Greg  Gould; Dana  Boyd
- **Operator:** NALC, LLC
- **Mine:** [1202409](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1202409)
## Narrative

While performing maintenance on plant grizzly hopper the miner went to tighten the bolts underneath. Miner's fellow coworkers were working above miner and when they went to move the light and tools the hammer fell between the grizzly bars. The miner looked up placing arm across to shield face. The hammer hit miner's arm and bounced off, hitting miner in the mouth.

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