# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220220840020` · 10/12/2021 · ROCK-IT NATURAL STONE, INC.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
- **Activity:** Handling coal, Rock, Ore
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** CRUSHING
- **Body part:** FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
- **Days lost:** 40
- **Mine experience:** 0.27 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Billy D  Baldwin
- **Operator:** ROCK-IT NATURAL STONE, INC.
- **Mine:** [0302017](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0302017)
## Narrative

The miner was pushing a rock into the chopper to be chopped and lost control of the rock causing it to fall and land on EE's foot. EE's coworkers helped EE get it off and took EE to the hospital.

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