# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220241420003` · 05/15/2024 · Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 2.02 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Heidelberg Materials AG
- **Operator:** Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC
- **Mine:** [4100025](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4100025)
## Narrative

Employee was moving extra chain out of the way from an air hoist holding a screen up. The airline fitting feeding air to the air hoist had a crimp fail and pulled loose. When the crimp failed the air filter that hangs from the air hoist, that weighs approximately 10LBS, fell approximately 18 feet striking the employee in the right arm just below the elbow.

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