# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220183610008` · 12/18/2018 · Alpine Silica, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- **Occupation:** Welder (non-shop)
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** BELT CONVEYORS
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
- **Days lost:** 131
- **Mine experience:** 0.38 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Wilks Brothers LLC
- **Operator:** Alpine Silica, LLC
- **Mine:** [4105309](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4105309)
## Narrative

Conveyor belt shifted causing overloads to trip. Maintenance discovered the take ups had failed. They were trying to remove them to do repairs when the load shifted catching the miner's arm. 

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