# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220190300023` · 01/23/2019 · Elkhart County Gravel, Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Fall to the walkway or working surface
- **Occupation:** Miner, Prospector, NEC
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** GROUND
- **Nature of injury:** UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
- **Body part:** HEAD,NEC
- **Days lost:** 358
- **Mine experience:** 0.06 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Barney C  Beer
- **Operator:** Elkhart County Gravel, Inc.
- **Mine:** [1202181](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1202181)
## Narrative

Frozen rain from night before created icy conditions outside making everything extremely slippery. Miner was attempting to apply salt to walk ways and fell doing so.

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