# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220201330002` · 04/27/2020 · Allegheny Metallurgical, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- **Days lost:** 74
- **Mine experience:** 0.17 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** American Metals & Coal International Inc.; POSCO-NCR Coal Ltd; JAZ Ventu
- **Operator:** Allegheny Metallurgical, LLC
- **Mine:** [4609447](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4609447)
## Narrative

Employees were removing damaged fan line. During the process of hooking up rigging, an employee hooked rigging on loose tail end of cable. Once the cable took weight of the rigging, it pulled the assumed connection point, allowing rigging to fall to work deck hitting employee.

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