# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220193460010` · 12/03/2019 · Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by rolling or sliding object
- **Occupation:** Miner, Prospector, NEC
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** ANKLE
- **Days lost:** 141
- **Mine experience:** 11 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Rio Tinto Group
- **Operator:** Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
- **Mine:** [4200149](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4200149)
## Narrative

Craftsman was attempting to orient a hydraulic cylinder for hyd shovel. The cylinder was on a flatbed truck in a shipping jig. craftsman rigged the cylinder while another operated a crane to position. The cylinder came off of the shipping jig and rolled approximately 1 foot contacting  the craftsman's lower legs and feet. Resulting fractures to right and left ankles

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