# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220220070005` · 01/05/2022 · S M Lorusso & Sons Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
- **Body part:** HEAD,NEC
- **Days lost:** 61
- **Mine experience:** 8.5 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** S M Lorusso & Sons Inc
- **Operator:** S M Lorusso & Sons Inc
- **Mine:** [1900076](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1900076)
## Narrative

The employee was moving/relocating a portable LT130 Metso jaw crusher. The employee was wearing a hard hat. A rock fell off of the top of the machine around the feeder area, which they saw the shadow of and looked up and the rock struck them in the head under hard hat.

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