# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220243260002` · 11/12/2024 · US Vanadium - Benton, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
- **Occupation:** Utility man, Shift tech, Service/Dump truck operator
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** ACIDS,ALKALI,WET CEMENT
- **Nature of injury:** BURN,CHEMICL-FUME,COMPOUN
- **Body part:** FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.19 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** US Vanadium Holding Company, LLC
- **Operator:** US Vanadium - Benton, LLC
- **Mine:** [0300261](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0300261)
## Narrative

Employee was emptying a hopper containing hot material and opened the clam shell under the hopper the wrong way and hot material fell on top of EE's right foot resulting in the burn. The employee was wearing safety steel toes but they were low top.

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