# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220181700001` · 06/12/2018 · Republic Energy LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** UPPER ARM/HUMERUS
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** — years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
- **Operator:** Republic Energy LLC
- **Mine:** [4609475](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4609475)
## Narrative

EE was removing a drive line out of truck 045 at the time of the accident. When EE was removing the drive line out of the yoke, the drive line slipped out of EE's hands and caught the left side of EE's arm. This caused a laceration to the left side arm, resulting in (10) stitches to EE's left arm.

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