# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220242680016` · 09/20/2024 · Highway Materials LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Over-exertion NEC
- **Occupation:** Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
- **Activity:** Getting on or off equipment
- **Injury source:** GROUND
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.29 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Heidelberg Materials AG
- **Operator:** Highway Materials LLC
- **Mine:** [3600052](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/3600052)
## Narrative

The employee was assigned to clean the magnet off one of the belts. Employee was using the JLG manlift to complete the task. Once the magnet was cleaned off, they lowered boom to ground and exited the basket. They were carrying bucket of tramp steel as they stepped out, they twisted their left ankle. Resulting in un-displaced fracture of left leg fibula.

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