# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220180580004` · 02/15/2018 · RoxCoal, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Roof bolter, Rock bolter,  Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
- **Activity:** Roof bolter, NEC
- **Injury source:** DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.62 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Quintana Capital Group GP Ltd
- **Operator:** RoxCoal, Inc.
- **Mine:** [3609666](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3609666)
## Narrative

Employee was roof bolting.  While retrieving EE's drill steels from the roof, the last 2 steels stuck together.  When the employee pulled on them to get them apart, one of the steels came back and struck the employee in the nose, causing a small laceration and fracturing EE's nose.

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