# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220212000027` · 07/14/2021 · Allegheny Mineral Corporation
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Mechanical  scaling worker
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
- **Days lost:** 56
- **Mine experience:** 0.25 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Snyder Associated Companies Inc
- **Operator:** Allegheny Mineral Corporation
- **Mine:** [3610107](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3610107)
## Narrative

While changing steels on the roof bolter, the steel slipped from the employee's hand.  It struck EE on the top of EE's left foot behind the steel toed portion of EE's boot.  EE was diagnosed with a fracture of the 4th metatarsal bone.

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