# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220220880010` · 03/16/2022 · Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Quality control technician, Laboratory technician, Laboratory assistant
- **Activity:** Walking, Running
- **Injury source:** METAL COVERS & GUARDS
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** ARM,NEC
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 5 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Vulcan Materials Company
- **Operator:** Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
- **Mine:** [3101258](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3101258)
## Narrative

Supervisor was spraying out the throughs bin underneath the screen on top of the tower. Employee walked down to the ground level to see if material was flowing out of the chute. As EE was walking past the torch box, all the material sloughed out and knocked the torch box over and onto the employee.  

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