# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220182970060` · 10/17/2018 · Coots Materials Company, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
- **Activity:** Inspect equipment or mine
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
- **Body part:** BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** — years
## Operator
- **Controller:** David L  Coots
- **Operator:** Coots Materials Company, Inc.
- **Mine:** [1302367](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1302367)
## Narrative

Truck backed into the bin got loaded.  Left the bin and the arm stuck back.  So EE went over to look at why the arm was stuck.  EE stood in front of the arm to look at situation. Co-worker yelled at EE to get out of there. EE turn to walk away and the arm dislodged on it's own, hitting EE in the back and throwing EE in the air.

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